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From Rejections to Sold-Out Session: My Journey to the Cisco Live Stage

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From Rejections to Sold-Out Session: My Journey to the Cisco Live Stage

For years, I watched Cisco Live sessions with admiration — each one sparking the same thought in my mind: “One day, I want to be up there, too.” I applied to speak at Cisco Live year after year, refining ideas, evolving with technology trends, and learning from each “thank you, but not this time” email, each one a small sting of disappointment, but also motivation to keep pushing forward. In 2025, that dream finally became…

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From Challenges to Strengths: A Journey of Resilience and Growth at Cisco

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From Challenges to Strengths: A Journey of Resilience and Growth at Cisco

Cisco is more than where I work — it’s the language I speak, the DNA I carry. Since joining in 2015, my career has unfolded within Cisco’s ecosystem. I began in channel sales and evolved through multiple roles. Even when I stepped away for a year to explore the customer side with one of Cisco’s partners, it never felt like a goodbye, just a temporary detour. That journey brought me back in 2022. While attending…

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“We're Renovating!” Mission Improbable: The Office Adventure

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“We're Renovating!” Mission Improbable: The Office Adventure

“Office closed for renovations.” For someone who actually enjoys coming to the office (Yes, even on Fridays!), this could have been my villain origin story. But instead, I decided to turn this challenge into a secret mission across Germany. Instead of my usual role of Collaboration Account Executive, where I specialize in customer engagement and live demonstrations of our world-class collaboration solutions, I went “undercover” at Cisco customer and partner locations, and a few coworking…

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High Five: Top 5 Moments That Made My 5 Years at Cisco Unforgettable!

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High Five: Top 5 Moments That Made My 5 Years at Cisco Unforgettable!

It all started with my first interview, a moment that set the tone for everything to come at Cisco. Picture this: my manager (interviewer at the time) casually asked if I watched the show “Friends” and what my favourite episode was. This unexpected interview question surprised me at the time, but I’ve come to realize that it captured what Cisco is all about. This company isn’t just about the work; it’s about building genuine relationships…

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From Lifeguard to Leader: How One Conversation at a Pool Changed My Life Forever

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From Lifeguard to Leader: How One Conversation at a Pool Changed My Life Forever

Imagine this: You’re fresh out of university, filled with big dreams and a bit of uncertainty. During your recent internships, you often felt lost, struggling to navigate without proper guidance from busy supervisors. You had to figure things out on your own.  This is how my career journey begins. CSAP 2004/2005 Class in front of the Cisco Amsterdam office. Back in 1999, I went to San Jose State University as part of the exchange program…

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Around the World with Cisco: From Student to Intern to CX Consulting Engineer

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Around the World with Cisco: From Student to Intern to CX Consulting Engineer

When I was in university, doing a Bachelor of Science and IT, I started thinking about adding networking, too. Then, I found a degree program in Australia at Griffith University in Brisbane, Queensland, that allowed me to do it all. As I began to learn about networking, that’s when I discovered Cisco. While I was working on my courses, I was also on the lookout for opportunities that would give me more experience and knowledge…

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Celebrating Authenticity at Cisco and London Pride

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Celebrating Authenticity at Cisco and London Pride

Last year, when I joined Cisco as a QA engineer on the Windows@Cisco Team, I remember being particularly worried by all the anti-trans and anti-LGBTQIA+ rhetoric appearing in the news at the time. So, I knew I was going to attend Pride, and Cisco gave me the opportunity. Luckily, London Pride was coming up a few months after my starting date. I joined the PRIDE Inclusive Community to meet other employees via Workday, which was…

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How We’re Navigating Parenthood, Careers, and Connection at Cisco

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How We’re Navigating Parenthood, Careers, and Connection at Cisco

Once upon a time, there were two Stanford University employees — a husband and wife — who weren’t able to email one another because their computers were on different networks. Eventually, they figured out a way to connect their computers, developing the multiprotocol router. The year was 1984, and this new connection … well, it’s how Cisco was born! And thanks to the innovations of Leonard Bosack and Sandy Lerner, my husband and I are…

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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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A Dream Come True: My Journey to Africa as a Sea Turtle Conservation Volunteer

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A Dream Come True: My Journey to Africa as a Sea Turtle Conservation Volunteer

I had this longtime dream of volunteering in Africa and working with sea turtles. This year, I had the chance to fulfill my dream because of this incredible company. Cisco incentivizes employees to give back — providing us with 80 hours of paid time off in addition to our regular paid time off called Time2Give — and this is just part of our amazing culture. No wonder we are the #1 best place to work…

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