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      Sales Engineer Interview

      Jul 24, 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Sydney
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Ciena (Sydney) in Aug 2023

      Interview

      - Initial resume screening - Video-recorded interview, mostly questions about your personality, work ethic, etc. Nothing technical. - One-on-one interview with hiring manager. Again not technical. - Board interview with multiple people from The company + hiring manager. 20 minute presentation to prepare about the company, what is Ciena, competitors etc. Be prepared for some technical questions.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What is one thing that you did in your previous role that you don’t want to ever do again?
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      Sales Engineer Interview

      Apr 2, 2023
      Anonymous employee
      Buenos Aires
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Ciena (Buenos Aires) in Nov 2019

      Interview

      Orderly and transparent. From the first day the communication was always permanent, the interview process went by quickly. After the final interview the offer came quite quickly and all my questions were always clarified.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How did you handle challenging situations at your previous job?
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      Ciena response
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      Thank you for sharing your interview experience. We appreciate you acknowledging the transparency and expeditious interview process. Kindly get in touch with us at Cienafeedback@ciena.com for further conversation.

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