2. About Cisco

3. 1984 Computer scientists, Len Bosack and Sandy Lerner found Cisco Systems Bosack and Lerner run network cables between two different buildings on the Stanford University campus A technology has to be invented to deal with disparate local area protocols; the multi-protocol router is born

4. Facts about Cisco • Worldwide leader in IP-based networking technologies (80% of network equipment worldwide is Cisco’s) • Top 14th world brand with brand value of $ 22 billions • 6th in the Fortune Top 100 Best companies to work for (USA) • Started in Hungary in …

5. Switching 100% 100% 80% 80% 60% 60% 40% 40% 27% 61% 47% 65% 45% 77% 40% 20% 20% 0% 0% Wireless LAN SAN 100% 100% 80% 80% 60% 60% 40% 40% 20% 20% 0% Routing Networked Home Web Conf. 100% 100% 80% 80% 80% 60% 60% 60% 40% 40% 40% 20% 20% 20% 0% 0% 0% Market Share Leadership Security 100% Cisco 80% Cisco 60% Cisco 40% 20% 0% Digital Video: IPTV Voice 100% 100% 60% Cisco/SA 80% 80% 60% 60% 29% 40% 40% Cisco Cisco 20% 20% 0% 0% 0% 100% Cisco Linksys Cisco/WebEx

6. InternalInnovation AcquisitionStrategy Build Buy Partner Go-to-Market Strategy technology Innovation as a means of evolving through… Innovation

7. $5.2B+ R&D investment annually 700 20,000+ Patents annually Engineers Innovation 30 5000 R&D centres worldwide Patents InternalInnovation

8. MarketExpansion Market Acceleration New MarketEntry Buy AcquisitionStrategy

9. Best In Class Long-TermPartnership MutuallyBeneficial Partner Go-to-Market Strategy

10. Transforming How Business Gets Done: Cisco TelePresence

11. 1/3 sales 1/3 engineering 1/6 1/6 service other 96 300+ 67K countries offices employees culture employees …are our competitive advantage

12. Innovation Continuous improvement Quality team Giving Back/Trust/Fair/Integrity Fun Empowerment Profit contribution No Technology Religion Market Transitions Open Communication Teamwork Drive change What is Cisco’s Culture?

13. Career start – how to get as high as you want

14. What to start with? Answer two questions: • What you can do well? List all activities you can do well or better than others and point out those you love • Who you should be to do what you can and love? List all professions where you can implement your skills

15. Remember different types of career Achievement orientation High Low Prefer working in organization Prefer working independently Prefer organizing others’ work

16. Key success factors for career beginners Technical/professional knowledge • Academic Excellence • Additional trainings, courses • Internships Soft skills • Self-development • Soft-skills trainings Foreign language skills • English is a must • One more foreign language is an advantage Self-promotion • Personal contacts • Events • Competitions • Social networks (Facebook, LinkedIn etc)

17. Soft skills we are looking for at Cisco • An effective communicator • A successful team player and leader • Customer-oriented • Able to work under pressure • Achievement-oriented • A self-starter • A fast learner • Adjusts to changes quickly • Thinks outside the box

18. Stay connected • www.cisco.com/go/universityjobs • Our page on Facebook.com “Cisco Graduate Recruitment – Emerging Markets East – Central & Eastern Europe”

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