I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Ixia in Jul 2012
Interview
First contacted by Hiring Manager for general interview, followed by detailed technical interview, followed by lunch interview, all of this was in details to check technical skills and also to have a personality check, once they like you, they will hire you
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Ixia (Austin, TX) in Jul 2014
Interview
The interview process involved 6 phone interviews, over the course of 5 weeks. The questions ranged from personal to technical, and customer management. Overall the interviewers were staff and management. They all seemed to be burnt out and totally over worked. They made it seem like the company would toss them on the sword daily.
After being grilled over the phone for 5 weeks and being told I was an excellent candidate, they requested I fill out a application. I did so, and then waited. A week passed and I was told by email they were NO LONGER HIRING. Then their in house recruiter told me they are now laying people off.
This is the worst company, don't trust them, they will lead you on and string you along.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Ixia (Beaverton, OR) in Jun 2013
Interview
Extremely rigorous. You should be on top of your technical game. They asked me to create 2 presentations - One on my knowledge about the roles & responsibilities of the job and one on a topic which I know very well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What were the 2 challenges you faced on job and how did you solve them innovatively?
Went through 3 rounds 2 technical and 1 manager round. The technical rounds were as expected all networking basics and routing and some security stuff. The manager round was more about trying to ascertain If I could handle pressure and collaborate with people all around the world.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Nothing unexpected all related to networking routing and security stuff
Systems Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Ixia with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Systems Engineer roles take an average of 31 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Ixia overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Ixia as a Systems Engineer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 27%
One on one interview: 20%
Presentation: 13%
Group panel interview: 13%
Background check: 13%
Personality test: 7%
Skills test: 7%
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