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Updated 31 Jan 2024

Cisco Procurement Specialist Interview Experiences

2 interviews found

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Dec 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What are the major procurement and customer related aspects
  • Ans. 

    Major procurement and customer related aspects include supplier management, cost control, quality assurance, and customer satisfaction.

    • Supplier management involves selecting reliable suppliers, negotiating contracts, and maintaining relationships.

    • Cost control focuses on reducing expenses through strategic sourcing, competitive bidding, and contract management.

    • Quality assurance ensures that products and services meet sp...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What do you see in working as a procurement professional

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Cisco Procurement Specialist interview:
  • Procurment Process
  • Company profile
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be relaxed, smile and a bit of friendliness (Do not over do these)

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Apr 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Can you multitask? If yes please explain with an example
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Share details of your previous job.
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Why should we hire you?

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Cisco Procurement Specialist interview:
  • Fieldglass
  • Ariba
  • CSM
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident. They don't consider sabbaticals. If you are capable then they'll hire you.

Procurement Specialist Interview Questions Asked at Other Companies

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asked in Flex
Q3. Do you know what is procurement, explain?
asked in Wisilica
Q4. What are key parameters to be checked while ordering parts
asked in Cisco
Q5. What are the major procurement and customer related aspects

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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Apr 2023. There were 3 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 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General P2P process questions.
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Senior managers/Account directors rounds

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for IBM Procurement Specialist interview:
  • P2P
  • SAP
  • Oracle
  • Accounts Payable
  • Strategic Purchasing
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant 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 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Self introduction and field of study
Round 3 - Aptitude Test 

Basic aptitude to check the knowledge on English and email skills

Round 4 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Check out knowledge on procurement...basic levels of questions
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Mar 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Sap T codes and Technical related questions
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic HR questions
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 - Coding Test 

Easy problem on java

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Technical discussion

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well on the CV details

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Sep 2020. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

6 Questions

  • Q1. Data structure and C++
  • Q2. Reverse Linked list
  • Q3. Multi threaded queue
  • Q4. Design pattern
  • Q5. Basic C++ concepts
  • Q6. Puzzles

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Solve data structure problems
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
View all Resume tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Threading: Write and use a mutex?
  • Ans. 

    A mutex is a synchronization primitive that ensures only one thread can access a resource at a time.

    • Create a mutex object using the appropriate library or language-specific function.

    • Lock the mutex before accessing the shared resource to prevent other threads from accessing it.

    • Unlock the mutex after finishing the operation on the shared resource to allow other threads to access it.

    • Example: pthread_mutex_t mutex; pthread...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Find the memory leak in a given set of code.
  • Ans. 

    Identify memory leak in code

    • Check for any dynamically allocated memory that is not being freed

    • Look for any infinite loops or recursive functions that consume memory

    • Use memory profiling tools like Valgrind to detect leaks

    • Check for any global variables that are not properly managed

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

I was interviewed before Mar 2021.

Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. How to check a number is power of 2
  • Ans. 

    To check if a number is a power of 2, we can use bitwise operations.

    • A power of 2 has only one bit set to 1, so we can use the bitwise AND operator to check if the number is a power of 2.

    • If n is a power of 2, then n & (n-1) will be 0.

    • For example, 8 (1000 in binary) is a power of 2, and 8 & 7 (0111 in binary) is 0.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Sort a stack without using another data structure
  • Ans. 

    Sort a stack without using another data structure

    • Use recursion to pop the top element and insert it at the bottom of the remaining stack

    • Repeat until the stack is sorted in ascending order

    • Time complexity: O(n^2), space complexity: O(n) due to recursion

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Check weather array have continuous increasing than decreasing value
  • Ans. 

    Check if array has continuous increasing and decreasing values

    • Loop through the array and check if each element is greater than the previous one

    • Once you find the maximum element, check if the remaining elements are in decreasing order

    • If yes, return true else false

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Design a cricinfo (LLD)
  • Ans. 

    Design a cricinfo (LLD)

    • Identify the entities: players, teams, matches, scorecards, tournaments, etc.

    • Define the relationships between entities

    • Create a database schema to store the data

    • Implement APIs to fetch and update data

    • Design a UI to display the information

    • Consider scalability and performance

    • Ensure data security and privacy

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Share details of your previous job.
  • Q2. Why should we hire you?
  • Q3. What are your strengths and weaknesses?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Do study basic Data Structure questions and also prepare for Low level design.
Do work on behavioral questions too.

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in May 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Logical reasoning And aptitude test

Round 2 - Coding Test 

C++, python and Java programming

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Gen Software Engineer interview:
  • C++
  • Python
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I am interested for this company opportunity for giving me and I am so happy and giving me for work from home job
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How many rounds are there in Cisco Procurement Specialist interview?
Cisco interview process usually has 2 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cisco interview process are One-on-one Round and HR.

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