Cisco Work Values

Daily Duties at Cisco:

• Develop and maintain employee, executive, and external communications strategies and tools: community content for intranet (65,000 readers), digital signage, newsletters, internal community relations site, social media • Supervise agency to develop new messaging structure and employee communications projects. • Co-lead “green communications team” - produces quarterly employee newsletter on environmental topics. • Led team and communications to develop new employee volunteer recognition program, launched 9/2011. • Advanced Cisco’s rating, 2008 Silicon Valley Business Journal philanthropy award, from 15 to 2 (& 4 in 2009) through diligent cross-functional collaboration, data collection, compelling writing. • Evaluate grant proposals. Accustomed to managing budgets of $1M+

What they like about Cisco:

You highly value a work environment built on a formal structure, rules, and regulations. You do not enjoy the unpredictability of shifting priorities and deadlines that upset your routine. You require and enjoy direction, input and accountability as part of your work environment. You have a strong need to participate in making key decisions and feel left out if your superiors or co-workers do not seek your input when making decisions. You thrive on providing good customer service to both internal or external customers, and doing so makes you feel good.

Tags

citizenship, CSR, volunteer, community, nonprofit, communication

Skills

Ecommerce Strategy and digital marketing channels optimization - SEO, SEM, email, affiliates - for high-profile accounts., Technology Solutions, Requirements Analysis & Specification, Leadership , • Effectively lead global communications/brand strategy, including CSR, volunteer and matching gifts programs, • Develop strategic citizenship plans, messaging, stories, press/intranet articles, executive communications, speeches, video scripts, newsletters, press releases, external web site/social media content, briefing materials, • Proven interpersonal skills – able to build strong, cross functional partnerships with internal stakeholders including executives, and diverse department leads in sales, marketing, CEO staff, PR, and corporate affairs., • Able to influence media, nonprofit partners, and industry analysts. , • Adept at acting as spokesperson, managing agency teams and client relationships; preparing and delivering presentations., • Productively create entirely new functions, processes, and metrics.

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with Cisco: