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Cisco Apprenticeship Trainee Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 9 Jan 2025

Cisco Apprenticeship Trainee Interview Experiences

4 interviews found

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Job Portal and was interviewed in Dec 2024. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Topics - mcq of algorithms, networking, dbms

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Based on resume
  • Q2. Questions on linked list, tree,
Round 3 - Behavioral 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. About how you approach a problem
  • Q2. Managerial questions on situations
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic hr questions
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via AmbitionBox and was interviewed in Jun 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Apptitude test in online process

Round 3 - Coding Test 

Coding test is a online process 2nd

Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Hr round in interview process
  • Q2. Tell me about ur self

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Jan 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

This round contains both MCQ related networking,os and aptitude questions and 1 coding.

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Write code in any language for anagram and palindrome Logical thinking questions asked
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. With manager,project explanation and behaviour questions
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary discussion
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Oct 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all Resume tips
Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

In aptitude they are asking question related to networking DSA and Java programming

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. In technical interview they are asking only basic questions related to your project and resume so prepare your resume very well
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. This non contain only basic question and information related to apprentice program

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I applied via Website and was interviewed in Jul 2022. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about your self.
  • Q2. Tell me something about company.

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Hewlett Packard Enterprise Apprenticeship Trainee interview:
  • IT
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Get into the proper introduction and about the company.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Stge concepts, vSAN, RAID, basic testing, OS concepts, NVMe, SATA, SAS

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Feb 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

5 Questions

  • Q1. How to calculate parity
  • Ans. 

    Parity is calculated by counting the number of 1s in a binary sequence.

    • Parity is used to detect errors in data transmission.

    • Even parity means the number of 1s in the sequence should be even.

    • Odd parity means the number of 1s in the sequence should be odd.

    • Parity can be calculated using XOR operation on the binary sequence.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is baseline and benchmark performance?
  • Ans. 

    Baseline is the starting point of performance measurement while benchmark is the standard for comparison.

    • Baseline is the initial measurement of performance used as a reference point for future comparisons.

    • Benchmark is the standard or best practice used for comparison with the current performance.

    • Baseline and benchmark are used to measure and improve performance.

    • For example, a company may set a baseline for their websit...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Performance issues scenarios and how you troubleshoot them?
  • Ans. 

    I analyze logs, monitor system resources, and use profiling tools to identify and resolve performance issues.

    • Analyze logs to identify potential bottlenecks

    • Monitor system resources such as CPU, memory, and disk usage

    • Use profiling tools to identify slow code and optimize it

    • Identify and eliminate unnecessary database queries

    • Optimize network communication

    • Implement caching mechanisms

    • Conduct load testing to identify performa

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. What is iscsi, san,fc, maa and other protocols ?
  • Ans. 

    iSCSI, SAN, FC, MAA are protocols used in storage networking.

    • iSCSI (Internet Small Computer System Interface) is a protocol used to transmit SCSI commands over IP networks.

    • SAN (Storage Area Network) is a network that provides block-level access to data storage.

    • FC (Fibre Channel) is a high-speed network technology used to connect servers and storage devices.

    • MAA (Massive Array of Idle Disks) is a storage architecture tha

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. What and how to read top command
  • Ans. 

    Top command displays real-time system resource usage and process information.

    • Top command shows system load, CPU usage, memory usage, and running processes.

    • The first line shows overall system statistics.

    • The second line shows CPU usage.

    • The third line shows memory usage.

    • The fourth line shows swap usage.

    • The fifth line shows running processes.

    • Press 'q' to exit top command.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well for storage protocols , be confident.
There were 4 rounds: 1 telephonic, 2 technical, 3 with EE and last managerial round.
EE round was the best.He was quite understanding and open to understand others answer and even if you are wrong he will tell you where you went wrong in very polite manner.

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Oct 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

They ask to many technical question and ask to code also

Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

They ask for your background and thing you learnt in your past

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - work hard on your interview. they ask too much technical question.

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Nov 2020. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Linked list, data structure
  • Q2. Map,

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Learn data structure and analysis

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in May 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Programming

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Interviewer had less knowledge on the current technologies and was more stereo type.
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How many rounds are there in Cisco Apprenticeship Trainee interview?
Cisco interview process usually has 4 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cisco interview process are Aptitude Test, HR and Technical.
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