Tenable·Systems Engineer

Tenable Systems Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Positive

Ottawa, ONPosted Sep 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I had an initial contact that started a bit uneven.

In the recruiter stage, one of the people I spoke with didn’t really add much beyond directing me back to the job posting, and it felt like I had to ask my own questions just to get basic details. The call didn’t include much about what the role actually involved, and it also didn’t make clear what the next step would be.

When follow-up didn’t arrive—after a delay and then another stretch of silence—the whole process went nowhere. Even though the call itself wasn’t hostile, it felt like the recruiter effort was low and the communication was incomplete.

I never reached an offer stage from

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