I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Forcepoint (Chennai) in Oct 2025
Interview
Interview process was swift and well organized. Technical rounds and hiring manager rounds were easy. Best experience for me since this is an OEM which I am getting interviewed. I have already attended few interviews which took months together, but Forcepoint team were very good in organizing and completing the process within few weeks.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would be the difference you would face when meeting a customer as a sales engineer compared to a consultant.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Forcepoint (Milan) in Sept 2024
Interview
- Initial screening/check via phone
- Techincal caal with Principal Engineer via MS Teams Meeting
- Hiring manager call via MS Teams Meeting
- RSD call via MS Teams Meeting
- Panel with VP SE, Hiring Manager and RSD call via MS Teams Meeting
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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?
