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Cisco Graduate Apprenticeship Trainee Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 11 Oct 2024

Cisco Graduate Apprenticeship Trainee Interview Experiences

5 interviews found

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
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Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Networking basics, oops concepts

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. OSI layers in detail
  • Ans. 

    OSI layers refer to the Open Systems Interconnection model which defines a networking framework to implement protocols in seven layers.

    • Layer 1 - Physical layer: Deals with physical connections and transmission of raw data.

    • Layer 2 - Data Link layer: Responsible for error detection and correction, and framing.

    • Layer 3 - Network layer: Manages routing and addressing.

    • Layer 4 - Transport layer: Ensures reliable data transfer...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Java basics and oops

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Apr 2024. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Aptitude 30 questions and Coding 3

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Interviewed for Business Analyst Trainee role. Mostly Situation based questions to handle customer
  • Q2. Excel questions VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Managerial round Situation based decision making questions
  • Q2. What is best decision you made in life
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic HR questions

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Nice aptitude questions were there , so best of luck

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. About resume he asked
  • Q2. About technical skills
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary discussion ,
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
-

I applied via Telegram and was interviewed in May 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic python codes
Round 2 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Ask About projects in details
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic hr questions

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 (1)

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
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 - Assignment 

Just go through with your resume

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Normal tr + hr
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basics hr question and job information

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I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed in Jan 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. In the first round, questions were mainly related to the code written in the coding round. 1 take home assignment was given that has to be submitted within 1 week. So the questions were related to that.
  • Q2. In the second round, 1 live coding session was there along with that some general software enginnering questions related to git. Couple of logical reasoning questions were also asked.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Try to write questions in a notebook and build your answer, it helps a lot. This advice is mainly for logical reasoning and coding related questions. (This interview is taken through video call during pandemic, so no white board available)

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Sep 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Coding test realted to c or cpp will be taken.

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Technical question realted to 4G and 5G NR will be asked.
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Technical 2 round questions realted to programming language you need to write and explain.
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. About youself and then salary discussion

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Just Clear your concepts before attending the interviews.

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Dec 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. What is OOPs concept?
  • Ans. 

    OOPs concept stands for Object-Oriented Programming concepts which includes encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism, and abstraction.

    • Encapsulation is the process of hiding the implementation details from the user.

    • Inheritance allows a class to inherit properties and methods from another class.

    • Polymorphism allows objects to take on multiple forms or behaviors.

    • Abstraction is the process of hiding unnecessary details from

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is lazy loading?
  • Ans. 

    Lazy loading is a technique used to defer the loading of non-critical resources until they are needed.

    • It improves page load time and performance.

    • It is commonly used for images, videos, and other media files.

    • It can be implemented using JavaScript libraries like LazyLoad or Intersection Observer API.

    • Lazy loading can also be used for modules and components in web applications.

    • It helps to reduce the initial load time of th

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What is eager loading?
  • Ans. 

    Eager loading is a technique used in software development to load related data in advance to avoid multiple database queries.

    • Eager loading is used to optimize database queries and improve performance.

    • It loads all the required data in a single query instead of making multiple queries.

    • It is commonly used in Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) frameworks like Hibernate, Entity Framework, etc.

    • Eager loading can be used with var...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Clearing Test is the key

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. Explain star delta starter
  • Ans. 

    Star delta starter is a type of motor starter used to reduce the starting current of an induction motor.

    • It consists of three contactors and a timer.

    • During starting, the motor is connected in star configuration to reduce the voltage across each winding.

    • After a specified time, the motor is switched to delta configuration for normal operation.

    • This reduces the starting current and torque, preventing excessive heating and m...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Dol starter
  • Q3. State ohms law
  • Q4. What is kcl kvl
  • Ans. 

    KCL and KVL are fundamental laws in electrical engineering.

    • KCL (Kirchhoff's Current Law) states that the sum of currents entering a node is equal to the sum of currents leaving the node.

    • KVL (Kirchhoff's Voltage Law) states that the sum of voltages around any closed loop in a circuit is equal to zero.

    • KCL and KVL are used to analyze and solve electrical circuits.

    • KCL and KVL are based on the principle of conservation of c

  • Answered by AI

I appeared for an interview before May 2021.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Timing: Morning
How was the environment? It happened in the Computer Lab of my institution
All students were assigned a computer and we had to solve questions on hackerrank

  • Q1. 

    Order of People Heights Problem Statement

    Consider 'N' individuals numbered from 0 to N-1 standing in a queue. You are provided with two arrays: Height and Infront, each consisting of 'N' non-negative int...

  • Ans. 

    The task is to find the actual order of people in a queue based on their heights and the number of taller people in front of them.

    • Iterate through the given arrays and create a list of tuples containing the height and number of taller people for each person.

    • Sort the list of tuples in descending order of height and ascending order of the number of taller people.

    • Create an empty result list and insert each tuple into the r...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Face to Face 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Round was a mix of concepts from OOPS, OS and Problem Solving

  • Q1. 

    Binary Search Tree Value Finder

    Given a Binary Search Tree (BST) and a key value 'X', determine if there exists a node within the BST containing the value 'X'.

    Example:

    Input:
    Consider the tree represe...
  • Ans. 

    The task is to find if a given value is present in a Binary Search Tree (BST).

    • Start from the root node and compare the value with the target value.

    • If the value matches, return true.

    • If the target value is less than the current node value, move to the left child.

    • If the target value is greater than the current node value, move to the right child.

    • Repeat the process until a match is found or a leaf node is reached.

    • If a leaf...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Eligibility criteriaAbove 7 CGPANVIDIA interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures, Algorithms(basic), DBMS, Operating systems, basics of web development.Time required to prepare for the interview - 8 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Try to code the data structures that you have learned to understand things better
Tip 2 : Try to solve the problem even if it is the worst possible solution you think and then try to optimize don't jump to get the
best possible solution
Tip 3 : Discuss things among peers it helps to improve the understanding, even try to teach someone anything new you learn, this is very helpful during the interviews as you will have habit of explaining things

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Try to be honest in the resume don't write something you don't know, most of the time it backfires.
Tip 2 : Try to make 2 good projects for cv and know about the challenges you can face on the project and think about how you can solve that challenge.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

Cisco Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cisco Graduate Apprenticeship Trainee interview?
Cisco interview process usually has 3-4 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cisco interview process are Technical, HR and Aptitude Test.
What are the top questions asked in Cisco Graduate Apprenticeship Trainee interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Cisco Graduate Apprenticeship Trainee interview -

  1. OSI layers in det...read more
  2. Interviewed for Business Analyst Trainee role. Mostly Situation based questions...read more
  3. Managerial round Situation based decision making questi...read more

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