Cisco

Cisco's published hiring process runs through six stages — Learn, Search and Apply, Connect, Prepare, Interview and Assessment, Offer — and the firm states the loop varies by team and role. Cisco notes that "most applicants will hear back within 7-10 days of applying" and that "many interviews are generally completed within 2-3 weeks", with a mix of recruiter conversation, role-specific interview rounds, and, for some positions, a pre-employment assessment delivered through a third-party partner that the firm does not name. Two to three weeks end-to-end is short enough that an applicant can typically run a Cisco process alongside a longer multi-round assessment elsewhere without absorbing a full application window.

Cisco's entry-level careers page groups early-career hiring into three pathways rather than a single named graduate scheme:

• Internships and co-ops: 3- to 12-month placements with structure varying by region and business group
• Apprenticeships: program length, candidate profile, and focus vary by region and business unit
• Entry-level full-time roles: graduate hires routed directly into a business group with team-specific onboarding

The firm reports being named a Top 100 internship program by Yello and WayUp in 2025. Each pathway is scoped by region and business group rather than a single centralised programme, so the unit of application is the individual posting in the Internships, Apprenticeships, and Co-Ops listing — a candidate is comparing role descriptions across business groups and regions one at a time rather than queueing against a single annual deadline.

Cisco describes itself, on its own About page, as the company that "delivers the critical infrastructure to help organizations thrive in the AI era" by fusing "networking, security, observability, and collaboration" — a forty-year-old enterprise networking incumbent built on Ethernet switching and routing. On 18 March 2024 the firm closed its $28 billion acquisition of Splunk, its largest deal ever, folding observability and security analytics into the core platform. For an applicant choosing between big-tech employers, the substantive difference is where the work sits: Cisco's early-career engineering is rooted in enterprise networking and, since the Splunk close, observability and security analytics — the data-centre and IT-operations layer of the AI stack rather than its application or consumer-facing layer.

Yes. Cisco currently has 4 open internship and graduate roles on Jorb AI: summer internships, insight programs, graduate schemes, and early-career positions across Singapore. Postings update continuously as new roles are added and filled.

Cisco has open internship and graduate roles in Singapore. Specific offices and program structure (summer vs year-round, internship vs graduate scheme) vary by region; check individual postings for details.

Applications to Cisco go through the official careers site. Each role on this page links directly to the specific application. Cisco does not use third-party submission services.