Technical Support Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Fortinet with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 66% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Technical Support Engineer roles take an average of 49 days to get hired, when considering 29 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Fortinet overall takes an average of 38 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Fortinet as a Technical Support Engineer according to 29 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 24%
One on one interview: 18%
Skills test: 13%
Background check: 10%
Presentation: 10%
Personality test: 8%
Drug test: 7%
Group panel interview: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 1%
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Online test and interview, Interview with HR for general questions and tech test for basic network. Most of the tech test questions are from basic training, Interview is OK, Tech is a litter rusty.
2.5 hours interview and really tough . In depth details needed and there will be follow up questions. Prepare well and then schedule interview . Do CCNP and then only apply for this job
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Fortinet in Nov 2025
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I spent more than 20+ hours on 5+ interviews, including a 5 hour take home test and going to their office for 3 consecutive interviews. Then I waited 1.5 months for a rejection without explanation. No respect for our time.
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Great interview experience! The focus was on networking fundamentals like LAN, OSPF, TCP/IP, and the OSI model. The questions were technical but fair, testing both theoretical knowledge and practical application. A great way to assess networking expertise.