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March 16, 2017

LIFE AT CISCO

“My Picture is On Our Careers Site” – Employees Share Their Experience

If you’ve heard little rumblings in the universe about a new careers website for Cisco – they’re true!  We’ve launched a brand new site!  Why did we do this? What went into the new design? Who is this site for?  We’re about to answer all those questions and more! For the past year, Cisco’s Talent Br…

March 14, 2017

LIFE AT CISCO

Cisco Helps Me to Help Haiti

What makes Cisco different? It’s not rare for companies to allow some time for volunteering and giving back, yet Cisco goes above and beyond and truly adheres to the mantra, “Giving back is in our DNA.” The difference – Cisco allows me (along with all of their full time employees) the unique opportu…

March 6, 2017

LIFE AT CISCO

Connected Coffee? You’ll Find It At Cisco Munich!

Which Cisco site is where you can find employees watching soccer on the huge media walls, watch technology make you the perfect cup of coffee, and has some of the best people around (at least I think so.) That would be the Cisco office in Munich, Germany! Come on a blog tour with me. Here are some f…

March 3, 2017

LIFE AT CISCO

Happy Employee Appreciation Day Cisconians!

The calendar is filled with “fun” holidays, Cookie Day, Chocolate Cake Day (mmm, I’m hungry now,) Talk Like a Pirate Day and more. However, Friday, March 3rd might be the bestest holiday EVAH! Why? Because it’s Employee Appreciation Day! This isn’t just a Cisco holiday, it’s an “everywhere” holiday.…

February 28, 2017

LIFE AT CISCO

How Mary Poppins Found her Inner Wonder Woman

People tend to call me because I’m a blend of helpful and optimistic – you might say a caffeine free way to start your day.   So when the phone rang, and I was asked to be part of a well-being initiative Cisco was introducing in our EMEAR region – my Mary Poppins nature kicked in with a quick, “Yes!…

February 27, 2017

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

Your New Cisco Careers Website Has Arrived!

When I started out at Cisco five years ago as an Intern, I could never have imagined myself leading the redesign of the new Cisco Careers website. My teammates knew it would be a big job, and offered to help me with sanity checks (they did), but it turns out that it was a project that I ended up rea…

February 23, 2017

LIFE AT CISCO

Cisco Shanghai – Come Visit!

Welcome to my Cisco office, the one in Shanghai! You’re going to want to visit for more than a day – as many as you can make time for! Whether you’re here for an interview, for meetings, or to innovate with your China colleagues, here’s what you’ll expect when you get here. What should I wear? We ca…

February 21, 2017

LIFE AT CISCO

“Hidden Figures” Screening Makes Us Laugh, Cry and Share Inspiration

Recently, I posted a Tweet with a photo of my colleague Melissa Holder and I enjoying a screening together of the blockbuster movie, Hidden Figures. After discussing this film more with other colleagues, I decided to write this blog post – not just because this was an excellent movie (nominated for…

February 16, 2017

LIFE AT CISCO

4 Pieces of Advice for Cisco Moms

I am a wife, sister, daughter, aunt & Cisco employee. I’m also a full-time working new mom. My son just had his 1st birthday in October. Working a full-time job on top of being a new Mom as a woman in technology can sometimes be hard. But thanks to the supportive culture at Cisco, this is a whol…