Citrix Systems Technical Support Engineer Interview Questions & Reviews

Interview Details – Recruiter contacted me first via email.
Recruiter contacted me 2nd via phone which was my 1st phone interview.
Next Moved to the onsite interview with the hiring manager and 2 other team leads asking questions.
Then the offer came and the rest is history.

Negotiation Details – No I was NOT able negotiate for a hirer salary PERIOD.

Interview Details – Called by HR and asked a series of basic technical questions.
Called by Team Lead of Dept to ask indepth Technical Questions.
Called by Manager, and ask new questions and questions got previously wrong to determine ambition
Called by Escalation Manager for general personal skills and in-depth technical expertise

Interview Details – I got a call from a external recruitment agency. They described the role and asked for my interest. Once I informed them that i was interested in the role, they sent me a detailed job profile over email. I had a few clarification to be made, post which they scheduled my first round of interview. It was a technical interview and was scheduled at thier Bangalore MG Road Office. The interviewer did not appear impressive from either an appearance standpoint or from a communication standpoint. However, his technical knowledge was really good and hence the questions asked were fairly smart and complex. The interview went on for about an hour and they focused on my strengths and tried to probe more on those areas. There was no rush to finish the interview and they did not subject me to much of stress during the interview. The interviewer was very encouraging and was letting me take my own time to answer his questions. There were 2-3 technical rounds after that all of them were very well managed and covered different technical areas and the depth kept on increasing with every interview. Post this I had a Manager Round, followed by a Director Round. The manager round lasted for about 30 minutes and they were trying to understand what my previous role and experiences were like. They also focused on my career aspirations and expectations. Was done more like a discussion rather than an interview. The Director round more so seemed like a formality and was done in 10 mins. Everyone seemed to dressed in casuals and the work culture looked very relaxed. There was nothing formal about the place or people out there and this seemed to be the same across all levels. THis sent out a very positive and nice feeler about the place. Overall, the interviews went on well and i was happy with the interview process. I was offered the role within 1 week of the initial interview

Negotiation Details – The offer they made was not upto my satisfaction. This was despite the fact that i had made my expectations very clear at the very beginning of the interview process and then during the manager round. Then i had to negotiate a few times to get it close where i wanted it to be. I heard the same from everyone that i spoke to. They offer and then wait for the candidate to negotiate, which i feel is not the best approach for a company of this stature.