It depends on the stage, and the sources are press reports. In August 2025 Cisco was named among companies bringing back in person interviews to counter AI cheating. In July 2026 Business Insider reported that Cisco is moving from conventional coding challenges to project based exercises that show how candidates work in AI enabled workflows.
- AI in interviews
- Depends on stage In person checks, AI workflow exercises
- Where
- Some in person stages; project based exercises in AI enabled workflows, per Business Insider.
- What is graded
- How candidates work within AI enabled workflows; no rubric is public.
- Basis
- Reported by the press
What else is known?
Cisco's vice president of global talent acquisition, Scott McGuckin, told Business Insider that human oversight and expertise matter more than ever. We found no Cisco page that states a candidate AI policy, so confirm the rule for your exercise with the recruiter.
When did it change?
- 12 August 2025: Axios and the Wall Street Journal report the return of in person interviews
- 26 August 2025: Computerworld names Cisco among those companies
- 31 July 2026: Business Insider reports project based exercises in AI enabled workflows
Sources
- Computerworld: companies bring back in person interviews to counter AI cheating
- OECD AI incident record listing the Axios and Wall Street Journal reports
- Business Insider, republished by DNYUZ: tech firms, in person interviews and AI
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