Sales applicants have rated the interview process at Ciena with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales roles take an average of 42 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Ciena overall takes an average of 34 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Ciena as a Sales according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Drug test: 33%
Skills test: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
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First will be contacted by HR to set-up initial screening interview, which is basic and the usual interview questions, why you looking for new role? salary expectations? why you are looking to move to Ciena? later next stage interview with the hiring manager, which goes more in depth and more specifics about the job role itself
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
why you looking for new role?
salary expectations?
why you are looking to move to Ciena?
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Ciena (Atlanta, GA) in Mar 2015
Interview
Typical.
Phone,
Face to Face
More Phone with larger team
Offer
The most difficult item and out of my control ( Directly) was they checked every reference I provided and it was a very long list. The most detailed of any company ever.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The usual around who you know and what you have accomplished. Some people were more challenging than others.
They typical. Why should I hire you I don't need you... Just to see you squirm and how you handle it. The executive manager asked this...