Tellabs Interview Questions & Reviews
Updated Feb 10, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Networking Intern at Tellabs
Posted Feb 10, 2012
3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2011 in San Jose, CA (took 2 weeks)
Initially had a phone interview which covered L2,L3 protocols(Routing,Switching).
After a week was informed tht they want to get me onsite for a panel interview.
5 ppl frm a team interviewed me. Questions were based on Networking fundamentals:
1)Abt Perl
2)STP
3)RSTP
4)VLANs
5)IGMP Protocol
6)Windowing
7)Adjacency formation in OSPF
Difficulty level was moderate.
Good people and enjoyed the interviewing process
Negotiation Details
N/A
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Finance at Tellabs
Posted Nov 17, 2011
3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2009 (took 2 weeks)
I first interviewed on site with my would be boss. More of a Q&A on my background to determine if it fits the job description. Next, I was called and interviewed with 4-5 other Finance staff (separate 50 minute sessions) as well as with a HR rep. I thought the questions were reasonable and was not stressful at all. Very positive interviewing experience.
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Negotiation Details
Really nothing... I tried but was refused.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Internship at Tellabs
Posted May 9, 2011
3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2011 in San Jose, CA (took 1 week)
Three people interviewed me(all techies). Questions about OS(process, threading), C Programing and also was asked to solve some puzzles. They went in depth for all the questions and was asked to write programs with syntax (just the pseudo code was not accepted).
Interview Questions
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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No
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Engineer at Tellabs
Posted Jun 12, 2010
2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2010 (took 2 weeks)
I got the phone interview from the HR and was asked the availability. Then, a senior engineer gave me a phone screen. Because it is an intern position, the engineer just asked my background knowledge and skills and determined to give me an offer.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Engineering at Tellabs
Posted May 31, 2010
3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2010 in Santa Clara, CA (took 4 days)
interviewed with 7 people. mostly professional but ran into a few who were too theoretical with an ego. all of them did not appear too excited about the company.
Interview Questions
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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No
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Category Manager Purchasing at Tellabs
Posted Mar 16, 2010
3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2010 (took 2 days)
Contact was professional and took only one week from first application. Before the interview, I was required to give them a great deal of personel information that would normally not be required until an offer was made.
I interviewed shortly with an HR manager and then directly with the manager to whom I would report. She was professional at all times.
Interview Questions
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
Helpful Interview?
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No
Inappropriate?
Senior Software Engineer at Tellabs
Posted Nov 11, 2009
3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2007 in Petaluma, CA (took 1+ week)
Very detailed technical issues vere discussed. Linked list coding questions as well...
Interview Questions
Other Details
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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No
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Intern at Tellabs
Posted Jul 17, 2009
1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2008 in Naperville, IL (took 3 weeks)
I interviewed over the phone briefly for approximately 15 minutes. it was your general interview with basic questions about the position and character questions about myself. I was hired approximately 3 weeks later.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral.
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