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Cisco

SRE Review

at Cisco

Placement (10 Months+)

Architecture

Bedfont

Review Submitted: July 2024

Overall Rating

5 /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!

5/5 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Working on tasks to improve the network, efficiently and faster.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, which was the best way to learn but always had people who were willing to help no matter what.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Loads of new skills, programming, scripting, Jenkins, networking
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Soo much. I had a mentor and a buddy and I had plenty of weekly / bi weekly meetings with people who helped me on day-to-day tasks and bigger tasks
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Amazing, I have met friends for life and brillaint connections
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
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 could not have wished for any better !
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Cisco
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Cisco to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Cisco
Just be yourself when it comes to the interviews and also try and put the effort in for the technical exam.
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