I applied online. The process took 12 months. I interviewed at Ciena (Boston, MA) in Oct 2017
Interview
they called me, one on one, two on two, panel, questions, op a RFP to send to a select number of RFI responders. Anything included in your RFI could be utilized in the RFP, giving the competition the chance to get a glimpse of information you might have shared, processes you might use, and advantages you might have over other options. For this reason, you might want to save some of your important differentiators for the RFP portion of the selection process instead of sharing them too early on.
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!
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