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Supporting unique career journeys at Ciena
Discover the supports available to Ciena employees for exploring engaging and fulfilling career paths.
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Meet the Ciena Cares Champions
We’re shining a light on our Ciena Cares Champions—the people who drive our workplace giving and volunteering programs for their ...
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The Blue Planet career experience: from new grad ...
Read the stories of three Blue Planet employees at two, five, and ten years into their careers.
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Doing good for our people, planet, and communitie ...
At Ciena, we recognize our responsibility to make a positive impact on those around us. Discover how we lived our commitment to u ...
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Recognizing our heroes
In honor of World Humanitarian Day, we share the stories from some of our Ciena heroes who helped those in need in India during t ...
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Announcing the Ciena Solutions Challenge Sustaina ...
Thank you to all students and educators who participated in this year’s Ciena Solutions Challenge.
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Career insights: Supporting our people in explori ...
At Ciena, we encourage and support our people in pursuing their passions. Carla Martinez, Leader of Diversity, Equity, and Inclus ...
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Celebrating our families
Ray Gabriel, Senior Intellectual Property Counsel, shares his story of starting a family through surrogacy and what it meant to h ...
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Finding the right fit: Stories from early career ...
Two early in career team members share their stories of how inclusion helped them choose Ciena as their workplace.
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Making a difference by volunteering with the Cien ...
Read how volunteering with the Ciena Solutions Challenge made a lasting impact on both a Ciena employee and an Atlanta-based high ...
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Reaching your career potential
As an experienced leader and professional, Kailem Anderson, VP, Portfolio and Engineering, reflects on his career journey and pro ...
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How Ciena’s donated equipment is training the nex ...
Ciena donates equipment to Inatel, Brazil’s National Institute of Telecommunications, to give students the opportunity for hands- ...
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How Ciena is supporting Challenge Based Learning ...
Ciena grants technology and professional development support to three schools in Zimbabwe, Tanzania, and Brazil as part of the Ci ...
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Leading as your true self
In honor of Pride Month, Nicky Martin reflects on being a role model for others by being her true self at work and in every aspec ...
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Helping women in Ottawa gain financial independen ...
Discover how Ciena’s support of iSisters Technology Mentoring is advancing digital inclusion and uplifting disadvantaged women by ...
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Sustainability in practice: how the Belfast Green ...
Discover what our Belfast Green Team accomplished in their first year of working together to advance Ciena’s sustainability in th ...
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CienaLife: Career insights for new grads
Members of Ciena’s Marketing and Sales Development Program share their tips and experiences.
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Meet tomorrow’s sustainability leaders: celebrati ...
Meet the young people who are taking action on sustainability around the world with the Ciena Solutions Challenge.
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CienaLife: Recap of our company-wide volunteer day
Here's a recap of Ciena volunteer efforts on the company-wide volunteer day.
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Working at Ciena as a US Army Senior Officer: How ...
Fahad Digankar is a technical account manager on the Ciena government sales team who shared his experience balancing his military ...
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A reflection of Ciena life in 2021
If we had to choose a word to describe 2021, it would be resilience. Collectively, our people came together with passion and inno ...
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Creating an inclusive workplace for all
Pragya Gupta, an Embedded Software Engineer, shares her story of joining Ciena and the tools we created to support her in her rol ...
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Doing good for the planet on Earth Day
Ciena employees across the globe came together to do good for the planet on Earth Day through volunteerism.