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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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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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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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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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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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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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CienaLife: Employee-tested, mother-approved tips

We interviewed seven working moms at Ciena with varying circumstances and pulled together their advice for making time for their ...

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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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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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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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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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A day in Hanover with Building STEPS

Ciena hosted a group of high school students from Building STEPS at our office in Hanover to show them what it can look like to h ...

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Baking accessibility into our DNA—greater access ...

Ciena puts those with disabilities at the forefront of user experience and website accessibility to enhance Ciena’s commitment to ...

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Helping our people find happiness

Happiness might not be a term you hear many companies use beyond customer service, but at Ciena it’s also part of a commitment we ...

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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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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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Leader insights: Rebecca Smith on embracing change

Rebecca Smith, Senior Vice President, Global Marketing and Communications, shares how embracing change has led to incredible oppo ...

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Celebrating one year of collaboration with Barefo ...

Ciena celebrated one year of collaboration with Barefoot, working together to close the digital disparity among students in North ...

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Career insights: Evolving your career to align wi ...

At Ciena, we encourage our people to actively guide and facilitate their career paths while we support them with the learning exp ...

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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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Career insights: Helping to drive innovation thro ...

From an engineer to a team leader, Vivek Goyal, Senior Director of Hardware Engineering, has grown his career and empowered other ...

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Building a digital future for students across the ...

Through Ciena’s Digital Inclusion program, we aim to do our part to close the digital divide and provide underserved students aro ...

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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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Career insights: Enabling a culture of support an ...

Astha Dixit, Associate of Talent Acquisition, sat down with her colleagues to discuss Ciena’s workplace culture and how it has su ...

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