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Updated Apr 8, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Marketing at F5 Networks
Posted Jan 4, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 in Seattle, WA (took 2 weeks)
Sent resume to human resources and company execs. Had telephone screening interviews with the hiring manager and corporate recruiter, followed by in-person interviews with small groups of product managers. Questions were straight forward, such as why do you want to work here, why do you want to leave your current job, etc. Several questions testing technical understanding of IP networking and security protocols plus white boarding of network diagrams. One asked some some basic behavioral questions to evaluate how you might respond in certain situations. Got the impression some interviewers were looking for a certain type of "fit" in terms of technical skills and also culture and experiences that matched their own. Dress code very informal. People were friendly, and the process seemed well organized. Overall positive impression of the company and products.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Marketing at F5 Networks
Posted Dec 30, 2009 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 in Seattle, WA (took a day)
I had a positive impression of this company PRIOR to applying for 2 jobs there. Now, my impression is not positive. 2 reasons:
1) Recruiter said he'd put me in touch with hiring mgr but then didn't and then did not return my phone calls after -- very unprofessional to say you'll do one thing and then not do it,
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2) I apply online for another similar job there a few weeks later. Based on the skills listed in job description, I apply for job. First part of online application is posting your resume, describing why left previous position, stating your strengths and weaknesses, say why qualified for job -- i.e. normal stuff but time consuming to write out.
THEN when you've answered those 10 or so questions and I think I'm done with application process which I've put an hour into, go to next page on job application site and there are MORE questions. Asking about my experience with skills that are not listed on the job description and not directly related to the position. Skills I don't have.
In other words, I've just wasted an hour of my time applying for a job I am NOT qualified for because F5 apparently thought of these additional skills after they wrote the original job description and instead of revising the job description, they tack these extra questions on at the end.
Between 1) the recruiter who says he'll call back and put me in touch with hiring manager and doesn't, or even return calls, and
2) this really lame and inconsiderate online job application process,
F5 does not seem to show basic courtesy to candidates. Which to me, even in this economy, says a lot.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Principal Software Engineer at F5 Networks
Posted Dec 17, 2009
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 in Lowell, MA (took a day)
Group Manager Interviews by phone, Then Determines next shorter list. Then interviews premium candidates, and then continues towards the winning candidate.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Engineering at F5 Networks
Posted May 20, 2009 — 2 of 2 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2009 in Seattle, WA (took 2 weeks)
I first had a phone screen which was too easy for anyone who's been in the field. I guess they just wanted to filter out the real candidates. The questions ranged from "How would you debug a network issue and what tools would you use?", "What is the difference between a hub and a switch?", "What is silly window syndrome?. It felt like he was reading the questions of off a list and he ran out of questions pretty quick.
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Reason for Declining
I got a better offer
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I Applied Online.
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Account Manager at F5 Networks
Posted Mar 24, 2009 — 1 of 2 people found this helpful
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4.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2008 in Seattle, WA (took 1 week)
Very complicated but effective.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Network Engineer at F5 Networks
Posted Mar 19, 2009 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2007 in Seattle, WA (took 1 week)
f5 will not accept resumes over fax or dropped by hand. they will only take resume that were sent by email
1. phone interview
2. technical interview over the phone
3. group interview with management
4. 1:1 or group technical interview
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation, a Personality Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Network Support Engineer at F5 Networks
Posted Mar 11, 2009 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2007 in Seattle, WA (took 2 days)
First, the head hunter had a list of questions to ask me, and I knew the answers to them. Then the corporate recruiter called me and asked me the same questions. Then I was called in for an interview. I interviewed the corporate recruiter, the hiring manager, and then a team
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Negotiation Details
I was offered almost enough money. I asked for more. They came back with a counter offer which was good enough. Know the market.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.
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