The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Palo Alto Networks (Sydney) in Jul 2017
Interview
Very lengthy and time consuming, over 11 interviews and even then didn’t make it to the final round. Whilst the organisation was fairly efficient, there were breakdowns in communication, where an interviewer didn’t turn up, or interview cancelled at last minute.
At the end, complete lack of interaction. It was only as a result of chasing - after all when one has committed to 11 interviews it is nice to have an answer - that Palo Alto Networks responded and provided a generic response.
From a customer success perspective, it would that Customer Success is not across all aspects of their business. Businesses need to remember that every touch point leaves an impression, and in my experience their lack of follow up, even if to deliver bad news can represent how they do business.
Very passionate people, and had a lot of great discussions, shame that HR let the team down through lack of communication.
I applied online. I interviewed at Palo Alto Networks (London, England)
Interview
Initially HR told that they can offer visa sponsorship and moved me to next technical round of interviews. After 2 round of interviews when the technical panel and the hiring manager was very happy with me as I was exactly in line with their requirement, it was silence for more than 2 weeks with no communication from HR. After couple of follow ups I was told that even though I was good they went ahead with local candidate as they need not worry about the visa sponsorship. When it was made clear in the screening round itslef that I needed visa to work for the company and giving all the interview, response from them is not what I expected.
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Related to the product experience, sales experience
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Palo Alto Networks (Singapore)
Interview
Diverse team interviewed me for my role. I would say the interview process from start to offer was a great experience. While Palo Alto took almost a month to reach out to me via a phone call for the recruiter call, the entire process that followed took only 2-3 weeks before we finalised the offer.
The Talent Acquisition team took extra care to share the feedback from the interview panel, and took steps to ensure I felt confident with the offer.
Needless to say, I accepted the offer without hesitation. This pleasant interview experience speaks volumes about Palo Alto Networks. I'm excited to start my career here.
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Describe a time where you handled difficult customers.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Palo Alto Networks in Jun 2022
Interview
Somewhat unprofessional experience from hiring managers and the recruiting team involved. Very low engagement and I asked the majority of questions. Not sure morale is great within this company based on some subtle hints one interviewer offered me during the interview. I oddly felt like she was trying to warn me in a way as a fellow woman of color about the company culture. It left me feeling unsure about continuing on with the process and investing my time.
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Question 1
Tell me about yourself and why Palo Alto Networks?