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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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Women@Ciena join forces to celebrate Internationa ...
March 8, 2016 is International Women’s Day.At Ciena, we run an initiative called ‘Women @ Ciena’. This is an internal networking ...
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Women@Ciena cook for heart health
During International Women’s Day, Ciena hosted Chef Stephanie from The American Heart Association for a virtual cooking segment a ...
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Women at Ciena explore leadership styles at annua ...
Our Women at Ciena employee resource group held its annual networking event with our partners and customers in London
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What we can all be grateful for
Ciena’s Vice President and General Manager for the Americas, Bruce Hembree, reflects on what he is thankful for and how his team ...
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Unearthing New Ways to Partner
Sondra Smith of Level 3 details the Giving Garden project undertaken by an enthusiastic team of volunteers, the Level 3 Foundatio ...
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Student perspectives – Ciena interns share their ...
Internships and student programs offer early professionals the opportunity to apply their knowledge and gain valuable work experi ...
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Reflecting our People’s Passion for Good: Gary Sm ...
Ciena CEO Gary Smith details the efforts of Ciena's volunteer groups around the world, and how the company's Ciena Cares program ...
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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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Recognizing Asian Heritage Month 2024 with our ne ...
Meet some of the members of our newest employee resource group, Asian at Ciena, in celebration of Asian Heritage Month.
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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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Providing flexibility for when, where, and how we ...
Ciena is embracing flexible working and here, we discuss the benefits that it brings to both individuals and the company.
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Our people making a difference on Earth Day
For Earth Day this year, our people demonstrated their passion for helping the planet through volunteer events across the globe a ...
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Our Ottawa team members reconnecting again
In this video, see how our team members in Ottawa reconnected at our office reopening BBQ.
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Our mission: to expand opportunities for students ...
Ciena's Sam Paone explains why partnership is critical to progress.
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Our Global Sales and Marketing teams come togethe ...
In this video, our Sales and Marketing teams came together to help make a difference in our communities around the globe. Check o ...
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Our Global Products & Services team doing goo ...
From park clean-up events to helping local food banks, Ciena was on the ground making a positive impact in their local communitie ...
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Mentorship: how these unique relationships can bo ...
Ciena loves mentorship! Read about the mentoring resources available to team members and see several mentorship success stories.
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Meet the leaders of our Black and African Heritag ...
Todd Chapman and Terry Miller, the leaders of our Black and African Heritage employee resource group share what inspired them to ...
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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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Making an impact with Pride at Ciena
Leaders from our Pride at Ciena employee resource group share how they are providing support and advocacy for LGBTQ+ individuals ...
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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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Looking back: Life at Ciena in 2020
Ciena's Molly Winans takes a look back at a few bright spots from the Ciena team during a year of virtual connectedness.
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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 ...