#WeAreCisco Benefits
Chasing a Dream: Security, Data Protection, Privacy, and the Law
As teenagers on the cusp of adulthood graduate and head into their college years, we tell them it’s okay to not fully know what they want to do for the rest of their lives. Some, of course, do and will go on to chase down those dreams. While others may struggle to find where the fit in the work fo…
From Civil Litigator to Cisco: How Cisco Benefits Have Changed My Life
I didn’t start my career in marketing – or at Cisco. I used to be a full-time civil litigator and a part-time adjunct lecturer. By day, I picked apart multi-million-dollar insurance contract language. By night, I picked apart graduate student essays (in all their handwritten glory). So, you coul…
Our Passport to the World: The Cisco ID Badge
When I was six years old, I received my first world map on which I used to trace the routes of our frequent family visits to India. I’d move my finger from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (where my family lived) up to London, then over to Abu Dhabi on connecting flights, and finally to Mumbai where we woul…
From Nine Months Pregnant to My First Ciscoversary
Job hunting while pregnant is nerve wracking, and my Cisco journey began on April 30, 2018 – my due date. At nine months pregnant I had my final Cisco interview, where I somehow managed to maintain my composure via WebEx after a quick pre-interview prayer that the baby would stay put at least one mo…
Who is Recruiting Top Talent for Cisco Security? This Team!
Recruiting isn’t just a job for us, it’s a passion. Our talent acquisition team at Cisco’s Security Business Group (SBG) for America’s Engineering is here to do one thing – change lives for the better. That’s right, we’re here to change your life – and your family’s life – and even on the toughest…
There’s Only Life and How You Choose to Live it
A lot has happened to me in the last three years—got engaged, got diagnosed with leukemia, got married, built a house, leukemia went into remission, wrote a book about millennials, had our first child—and Cisco has been part of my life through all of it. My first leader at Cisco was a large, easygoi…
When Passions and Giving Back Collide at Cisco
About a year ago, I was sitting in a log cabin in Estes Park, Colorado surrounded by some of the most creative photographers I had ever met. As we bonded about our shared love for photography, we also made plans to take a trip to Guatemala and give back to some of the less fortunate schools in the a…
In the ‘Benefits Lottery’ – Cisco is a Winning Ticket!
In the 12 years that I have been with Cisco, I can honestly say it feels like home and during this time I have grown from an energetic girl ready to take on the world into a married woman, and now even a working mother! As I was looking to begin my career and carefully compared other companies based…
How Cisco Stepped Up When I was Diagnosed with MS
You never know when life will throw you a curveball. Two and a half years ago, I had just started a new role at Cisco and was getting off a plane in Denver, Colorado to meet my new team at an offsite. It was a time of change and excitement. There was just one inconvenient concern. Before the trip, I…
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