Associate Systems Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Palo Alto Networks with 2.7 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 48.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Systems Engineer roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Palo Alto Networks overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Palo Alto Networks as a Associate Systems Engineer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 18%
Phone interview: 18%
One on one interview: 18%
Presentation: 18%
Background check: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
Personality test: 9%
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I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Palo Alto Networks (Plano, TX) in Feb 2020
Interview
5 Interviews total. 2 over the phone and 3 on-site in one day. The people that I interviewed with were all extremely professional and very kind. I would recommend anyone at the very least apply to the job as they will not make you feel bad if you do not get the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The general "Describe a time when..." type of questions in which they want you to think of solid examples on your feet. Not too hard especially if you have work experience and can pull examples from previous employers.
Two interview rounds. One behavioral and one technical with behavioral interview. The technical interview lasts around one hour. The behavioral interviews are pretty quick and straight forward, last around 20 minutes.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Palo Alto Networks (Plano, TX) in Oct 2019
Interview
3 portions:
1. A phone screen. This is an opportunity to describe your experience related to technology and cybersecurity.
2. A personality interview. This is an opportunity to describe how you approach problems, think about them, work with teams, and generally navigate the world around you.
3. A tech screening. This usually has been a 30-minute technical presentation on a topic of your choosing to your future manager. Goals being communicating effectively, answering questions, doing research, staying within time window, etc..
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
From my perspective, what makes a good and high functioning team... compared to a bad and poorly performing team?