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Hope. It’s my personal story. It might not seem that hope would come from such a thing, but at the age of 13, my parents and two of my siblings were mercilessly killed during the genocide in Rwanda. Perhaps hope comes because I miraculously survived, along with my three younger siblings who were al…

Andrea O’Connell was a Cisco Intern over the Summer of 2016. She shared the post with us prior to returning to school where we wish her lots of luck and success. 😊 Can I be honest? Before I started working at Cisco I wasn’t sure if this company would be the right fit. My past internship ex…

I was twenty-two years old when I joined Cisco Capital, a recent college graduate, ready and willing to bring everything I could to the table in my first real world position. The role was in North Carolina – adding a new location to the new experience. So I packed up and moved 500 miles south. I had…

Erica Parker shared her story with us this summer as a Cisco Intern before going back to class this fall. We hope your semester is awesome, Erica! During the summer of 2015, my perfectly healthy father woke up one morning and suffered from a cryptogenic stroke – or a stroke without a cause. It was…

In early June – right in the middle of Q4 – I got one of the most earth shattering phone calls that a person could receive…my mother had passed away. In a moment that is a complete blur, I had no words. There was no plan for this. I had no idea what to do. I just remember falling to the floor…

Elianna Goldstein is a Cisco Intern who shared her story with us this summer before returning to school. We hope your semester is amazing, Elianna! For two summers in a row, I worked at small non-profits and volunteered, as I sought out that sense of high value (and subsequently not much money) fro…

It’s about that time of year again! This week the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (#GHC16) will be gearing up in Houston, Texas – and the women in tech here at Cisco are excited! What’s GHC all about? Well, for starters, it’s the largest technical conference for women in computing. 15…

The excitement around the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (#GHC16) conference is growing and growing! That’s because only a few days from now, some really awesome women in tech will descend upon Houston, TX and begin three days of networking, learning, interviewing and having fun! Wit…

In early July, I read a blog about two Cisco Interns, best friends starting their career together at Cisco – and I smiled.  My mind immediately flashed back to a summer 12 years ago where two young girls stood nervously in line.  800 men and women joined us as we waited to interview in a “spee…