The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Ciena in Nov 2011
Interview
I received two rounds of the phone interview from 2 different groups. One of them was very technical asking to explain the details of my research in my PhD and then asking questions about optical measurement instruments like OSA, ESA, VNA, measurement uncertainty and so on, the other phone interview was mostly qualitative.
On site interview was lasted 5 hrs and meeting with 3 different groups and members and it was mostly technical.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain the difference between the OSA and an ESA with an optical head and draw the block diagram of each one.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Ciena (Ottawa, ON) in Dec 2015
Interview
applied online. The process took 4+ weeks. I interviewed at Ciena (Ottawa, ON) in December 2015. Applied on their website. Whole process was about 4 weeks. Phone interview asking about school, work experience. Some basic technical questions about operating systems, systems design. Called in for an in-person interview. Again, behavioral questions and more technical questions.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Ciena (Ottawa, ON) in Nov 2015
Interview
First contacted by phone by a senior manager, and went through my resume and also previous coding experience. Invited for an on site interview where you meet two of the senior managers and answered several behavioral questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Conflicts with other people and how you deal with it
