Cisco vs J P Morgan Interview Questions

Cisco lists 87 LeetCode interview questions while J P Morgan lists 79. They share 23 problems — 26% of Cisco's bank and 29% of J P Morgan's. Focus on the overlap first, then drill into 64 Cisco-only and 56 J P Morgan-only questions.

Overview

Cisco

87 questions

Easy 24Medium 50Hard 13
J P Morgan

79 questions

Easy 27Medium 47Hard 5

Preparation Strategy

Step 1 — Shared core: Solve the 23 overlapping problems first. These are the highest-yield questions for candidates interviewing at both Cisco and J P Morgan.

Step 2 — Company-specific depth: Add Cisco-specific problems like House Robber, Predict the Winner, Lucky Numbers in a Matrix and J P Morgan-specific problems from the exclusive lists below.

Step 3 — Difficulty tuning: Cisco skews harder in our data. Budget extra time for Hard problems if you are targeting that company.

Difficulty Comparison

Easy
Cisco
24
J P Morgan
27
Medium
Cisco
50
J P Morgan
47
Hard
Cisco
13
J P Morgan
5

Top Shared Topics

23 Shared Questions

High-priority problems to practice for both Cisco and J P Morgan.

ProblemDifficulty
Longest Palindromic SubstringMedium
Rotate ImageMedium
Spiral MatrixMedium
Fizz BuzzEasy
LRU CacheMedium
Merge IntervalsMedium
Maximum SubarrayMedium
Minimum Cost to Make Array EqualHard
Happy NumberEasy
Two SumEasy
Cherry PickupHard
Valid ParenthesesEasy
Longest Substring Without Repeating CharactersMedium
Best Time to Buy and Sell StockEasy
Letter Combinations of a Phone NumberMedium
Reverse Linked ListEasy
Group AnagramsMedium
Top K Frequent ElementsMedium
Subarray Sum Equals KMedium
Maximum Product of Two Elements in an ArrayEasy
Climbing StairsEasy
Pascal's TriangleEasy
PermutationsMedium

Unique to Cisco (64)

Problems in Cisco's list that do not appear at J P Morgan.

ProblemDifficulty
House RobberMedium
Predict the WinnerMedium
Lucky Numbers in a MatrixEasy
Snakes and LaddersMedium
Number of Valid Words in a SentenceEasy
Maximum Difference Between Increasing ElementsEasy
Find Third TransactionMedium
Implement RouterMedium
Word Search IIHard
Find the Largest Area of Square Inside Two RectanglesMedium
Check if Binary String Has at Most One Segment of OnesEasy
Sum of k-Mirror NumbersHard

Unique to J P Morgan (56)

Problems in J P Morgan's list that do not appear at Cisco.

ProblemDifficulty
Sort Integers by The Number of 1 BitsEasy
Reaching PointsHard
Least Number of Unique Integers after K RemovalsMedium
Minimum Suffix FlipsMedium
Remove Colored Pieces if Both Neighbors are the Same ColorMedium
Break a PalindromeMedium
Next PermutationMedium
Check Whether Two Strings are Almost EquivalentEasy
Minimum Absolute DifferenceEasy
Numbers With Repeated DigitsHard
Determine Color of a Chessboard SquareEasy
Minimum Swaps to Make Strings EqualMedium

Frequently Asked Questions

How many LeetCode questions do Cisco and J P Morgan share?

Cisco and J P Morgan share 23 LeetCode interview questions. 64 problems appear only in Cisco's list and 56 appear only in J P Morgan's list.

What topics overlap most between Cisco and J P Morgan?

The most common shared topics between Cisco and J P Morgan are Array (14 shared questions), Hash Table (8 shared questions), String (6 shared questions), Dynamic Programming (6 shared questions), Sorting (5 shared questions). Mastering these areas prepares you for both companies.

Which company asks harder LeetCode questions: Cisco or J P Morgan?

Cisco has 24 Easy, 50 Medium, and 13 Hard questions. J P Morgan has 27 Easy, 47 Medium, and 5 Hard questions. Cisco has a higher proportion of Hard problems in its interview set.

How should I prepare if interviewing at both Cisco and J P Morgan?

Start with the 23 shared problems since they cover what both companies ask most often. Then add 20 Cisco-specific and 20 J P Morgan-specific questions to round out your prep.

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