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How I Found Work-Life Balance Through Fitness at Cisco

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How I Found Work-Life Balance Through Fitness at Cisco

This post was authored by Bhavya Mittal, a Consulting Engineer intern on the Customer Experience (CX) Team. You know how we always talk about having a work-life balance to be able to focus on our health along with our work? People spend so many years trying to find a workplace that takes care of their mental and physical health. I never thought I would be lucky enough to experience corporate culture for the first time…

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Building Bridges: Embracing Change, Growth, and Discovery at Cisco

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Building Bridges: Embracing Change, Growth, and Discovery at Cisco

This post was authored by Pranav Athrangadan, a Business Analyst Intern on the Material Planning Team under Manufacturing Operations within the Silicon One Operation Team. When I first joined Cisco, switching from electrical engineering to business analysis felt overwhelming. I’ll be honest; it was a bit scary to change gears from engineering to a non-technical direction. But Cisco had my back from day one. They hooked me up with learning resources and even covered my…

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From Mobile Coding to Cisco Intern: My Tech Transformation Story

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From Mobile Coding to Cisco Intern: My Tech Transformation Story

This post was authored by Najid Navas, a Software Engineer Intern on the HR IT Team. Growing up in a rural area, my immense curiosity about tech was undeniable, but my family wasn’t financially fit to buy a laptop, let alone my dream computer — a MacBook Pro. In the tenth grade, I made a decision that seemed audacious at the time — to become a software engineer. The catch? The only school offering computer…

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Navigating the Internship Odyssey: Taking a Leap To Love Where I Work

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Navigating the Internship Odyssey: Taking a Leap To Love Where I Work

This post was authored by Inês Lille, a Project Specialist Intern on the Project Support Office EMEA Team. When I started interviewing for Cisco, I was overwhelmed. Since I was a teenager, I dreamed of joining the company, so I put a lot of pressure on myself to land this role. I didn’t believe I was the number one candidate for a project management internship, as I was a telecommunications bachelor graduate and was studying…

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How Cisco Helps Me Balance My Passions and Career Experience

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How Cisco Helps Me Balance My Passions and Career Experience

This post was authored by Allison Liu, a recent UX Research Intern on the Experience Design & Incubation (XDI) Team, part of the Customer Partner Experience (CPX) Team. When I started at the University of California, Irvine, I was a music nerd looking to teach little children music. But then the pandemic hit, and I saw its impact on various musicians. It ranged from being unable to play music in person in orchestral, chamber music,…

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Collaboration Comes Together in San FranCISCO

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Collaboration Comes Together in San FranCISCO

This post was authored by Mira Kohen Morhayim, a recent Persona Audience Marketing Intern on the Customer Solutions Marketing team. Readout Week is the culmination of a Cisco Marketing Internship, where teams present the projects they’ve worked on throughout the program. This year, more than 30 interns and I travelled to Cisco’s San Jose headquarters for our presentations and also visited San Francisco, the city where Cisco got its name. Little did I know that…

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