Very communicative, straightforward, but very difficult. This was for a thought leadership role, and the interviewer was asking some high level questions that required existing, deep expertise in the space.

I had two interviews. Both interviews I was told to apply for a lesser job than what I had applied for which would have been > 30k pay decrease as well as a lower title than I hold at my current job. At the 27 minute mark, i was told I didn't have the qualifications - I did based on the job title - I was told that if I wanted to be part of Cisco I would have to apply for the lesser of the two jobs. It was like both people that interviewed me didn't even bother to review my resume. I was quite clear on my salary expectations and job role. Further, I had to reschedule both interviews. Not a fan of this company's hiring practices. If you have someone picked for a job already, lead with that, don't waste my time.