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We all face hardships in life, some more than others. There was a time in my life where I needed the help of those around me, and in return, paying that forward has become my passion. With Cisco’s recent announcement that they were giving every employee five days to give back to the global community…

How incredibly amazing are the Cisco #LoveWhereYouWork pictures on social? I have learned so much about our fellow Cisconians globally by the stream of pictures that came in last month – it was hard not to get hooked! Our Engineering/Engineering HR team took the Life At Cisco #LoveWhereyouWork…

What’s the best way to describe my first 30 day whirlwind at Cisco? Fearful? Hardly. Uncomfortable? Maybe. Successful? Absolutely. I understand that not everyone defines success in the same way, but my first 30 days at Cisco were filled with small victories. By far the most important may have been h…

February is always a month to celebrate love, so Cisco asked employees to tell us why they love working here using the hashtags #LoveWhereYouWork and #WeAreCisco. It looks like there’s no shortage of reasons. We had so many great entries that the judges had to add categories to fit them all i…

Are you a lifelong learner? Perhaps you’re hungry for more knowledge or just need an avenue in which to share your experiences and expertise or a place where you’ll find others to help keep you motivated and on the course to achieving your dreams. Maybe a Cisco Employee Resource Organization (ERO) i…

Today, the 17th of March, is a day where many around the world will become just a bit more Irish as they celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. A tad more green will be worn throughout the offices and four leaf clovers will be heavily sought after, but what is St. Patrick’s Day like for those of us here in Ir…

Just one month after becoming a part of the Cisco Family, I overheard some co-workers discussing the need to update their LinkedIn profile portraits. As an avid photographer, I quickly stepped in and offered to volunteer some time to make this happen. It was a great way to bond with my co-workers, a…

When you are passionate about something you are not enticed by recognition or awards – you simply put everything you have into an activity or cause because it means something to you and because you want to see it grow and succeed. You know this fire inside of you could very well change the world, an…

It was somewhere between not too long ago, and a lifetime ago that I was graduating high school and entering College and pondering that dreaded question, “what do you want to be when you grow up?”  As a child I had loads of ambition and diverse career choices, ranging from circus acrobat to pe…