I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Forcepoint (Dubai) in May 2024
Interview
1- I applied for the position of Sales Engineer through LinkedIn. After reviewing my CV and ensuring that I met the required basic qualifications, I proceeded to the next step.
2- I was contacted via email by a person named Raddad to arrange a date for an interview through the Teams program.
3 - I conducted a video interview via Teams with Engineer Raddad, who asked me several questions related to the field of network security to ensure that my experiences were consistent with the job at hand.
4- After that, I received a message on my email from the HR employee, stating that I had been accepted for the nominated advisor position and that I would be contacted to discuss the details of the contract.
5- A person named Caroline contacted me and explained the details of the contract to me, and I accepted it.
6- The contract was sent to me via email, and I signed it electronically.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself.
What is an NGFW?
What is IPsec and how does it work?
What is symmetric and asymmetric encryption?
What is SD-WAN and how does it work?
What is the difference between a proxy and an NGFW?
What is IPS?
Have you worked with dynamic routing like OSPF?
What were the biggest challenges you faced in a project with a customer, and how did you deal with them?
Do you have any questions?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Forcepoint (Mumbai) in Apr 2024
Interview
There were 4 rounds. The first round was with the reporting manager, where questions related to my current role and the job description were asked. The second round was with a senior team member who asked technical questions related to my profile and cybersecurity concepts, and they gave me a project. In the third round, I had to present the project to a panel of 5 to 6 people who asked technical questions related to the role and the project. The last round was the HR round, where we had a non-technical discussion along with some company profile-based questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions were related to AIDDE model and different tools used in content development field.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Forcepoint in May 2024
Interview
Series of interviews included 30m Teams calls with hiring manager, a peer, and sales leaders that I would work with. Very thorough, and it was great to meet the people I would work alongside / support.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1) Tell me a little about your background...
2) How do you decide where and how to invest time / budget?
3) What KPIs do you focus on?