First stage: Video interview. Record a short 1-2min video of yourself answering a few questions Second stage: Online interview with hiring manager and technical officer, basic questions about Linux and other typical behavioural interview questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give a 1 min pitch about yourself to justify why Ciena should hire you What are your career goals
Thank you for sharing your experience and congratulations on your offer! Ciena is a great place to work and we are happy to have great people like you on the team!
Other Network Engineer interview reviews for Ciena
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Ciena (Montreal, QC) in Feb 2021
Interview
A call set with Both HR managers and Project managers, Ciena hires both contractors and Full time employees. A good company for a stable career. The environment is lovely and the benefits are quite good.
Thank you for sharing your experience and congratulations on your offer! Ciena is a great place to work, and we are happy to have great people like you on the team!
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Ciena (Ottawa, ON)
Interview
The process was in three stages. First got a phone call from the senior director(1 hr) to discuss my CV and experience. It was a new graduate position so more emphasis was on my master thesis work. The second stage was an on video call with a member of the team to access my programming and problem solving skills(1 hr and 30 mins). Final step was a face to face with the senior director and his boss(2 hours).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
About data structures and multi-threading.
How to improve a python code
Advantages of working with matrices
How the internet work
New networking technologies
Where do you see yourself in 5 years