Network Engineer Review
at Cisco
Placement (10 Months+)
Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Systems Engineering
Feltham
Review Submitted: July 2023
Overall Rating
3.9 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
4/5
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Overview of Role
3.8/5
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Skills Development
3/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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Company Culture
3.5/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Network Wired/Wireless Access maintain the hardware/software of our cooperate network.
We provide for Customers/Clients all around the world – maintaining the platinum/gold/silver and bronze topology.
Also work with the Cloud Edge Defense team/SASE !
Tasks within our team:
Upgrading/Installing software onto hardware.
Monitoring the assurance of the network Infrastructure on sites.
Talk with clients – dealing with Incidents.
FMC management/assurance.
Creating groups/clients, giving certain permissions - ACL's.
Tracking/Managing PSIRTS (Product Security Incident Response Team).
We provide for Customers/Clients all around the world – maintaining the platinum/gold/silver and bronze topology.
Also work with the Cloud Edge Defense team/SASE !
Tasks within our team:
Upgrading/Installing software onto hardware.
Monitoring the assurance of the network Infrastructure on sites.
Talk with clients – dealing with Incidents.
FMC management/assurance.
Creating groups/clients, giving certain permissions - ACL's.
Tracking/Managing PSIRTS (Product Security Incident Response Team).
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Network Wired/Wireless Access maintain the hardware/software of our cooperate network.
We provide for Customers/Clients all around the world – maintaining the platinum/gold/silver and bronze topology.
Also work with the Cloud Edge Defense team/SASE !
Tasks within our team:
Upgrading/Installing software onto hardware.
Monitoring the assurance of the network Infrastructure on sites.
Talk with clients – dealing with Incidents.
FMC management/assurance.
Creating groups/clients, giving certain permissions - ACL's.
Tracking/Managing PSIRTS (Product Security Incident Response Team).
We provide for Customers/Clients all around the world – maintaining the platinum/gold/silver and bronze topology.
Also work with the Cloud Edge Defense team/SASE !
Tasks within our team:
Upgrading/Installing software onto hardware.
Monitoring the assurance of the network Infrastructure on sites.
Talk with clients – dealing with Incidents.
FMC management/assurance.
Creating groups/clients, giving certain permissions - ACL's.
Tracking/Managing PSIRTS (Product Security Incident Response Team).
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Technical Skills I used:
• Incident Response
• Troubleshooting
• Analysis
• Network installation
• Technical documentation
• Monitoring
• Cisco IOS Commands
My personal skills I used/developed on:
• Communication
• Self-management
• Self-awareness
• Skills and Development
• Teamwork
• Relationship-Management
• Incident Response
• Troubleshooting
• Analysis
• Network installation
• Technical documentation
• Monitoring
• Cisco IOS Commands
My personal skills I used/developed on:
• Communication
• Self-management
• Self-awareness
• Skills and Development
• Teamwork
• Relationship-Management
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
3/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
4/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
With one of teams I worked with I got some support of some people, and other people did not give me support at all. I guess it was a mix really, depends on the team and the people on that team.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
3/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
3/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The company culture was good.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I would say nearer the end I started to enjoy my placement, as I was given a lot more freedom to do what needed to be done, as well as my newer team I joined, I got a lot more support of them; they really showed me how well people can work in a team, and brought out the best in me.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Cisco
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Cisco to a friend?
No
What advice would you give to others applying to Cisco
Make sure to always be one step ahead, and try not to let people make you feel useless just because you do not know as much as them. Prove to them that you earned this placement.
