I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla (Palo Alto, CA) in Jan 2017
Interview
A recruiter reached out to me via linkedin, we had a quick phone call and he brought me onsite the next week. I was fairly unimpressed during the interview. Standard behavioral questions, but I was asked the same question by 6 different people. Employees of Tesla are very passionate about their work, and the product. They're looking for someone who is just as passionate. The interview did not give me insight on the team culture. The recruiter who spoke with me on the phone completely forgot about our phone conversation, so I had to repeat myself. I felt undervalued as an interviewer and they definitely let the name, Tesla, speak for itself. Two weeks has pass and no answer, I am assuming it was a no.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you describe an amazing candidate experience?
Straightforward interview process, had an initial phone screen first, then a panel interview with 4 team members. Overall, the interviews were not too difficult, however some of the team members during the panel had their camera off, which was off-putting. There was not too much communication between rounds so I was unsure of what was going on at times. Overall, I was not too impressed with the interview process and communication from the hiring team.
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla (Sparks, NV) in Jul 2021
Interview
1 recruiter call.
1 hiring manager call.
About 3 - 4 hours for onsite. 1st call was over the phone, the rest were virtual. This process was before Covid. Things may have changed since then.
I applied online. I interviewed at Tesla (Berlin) in Jun 2021
Interview
After my application I had recruiter reach out to me about two weeks later. The process itself was less than a week. After recruiter I had team interview with two people with a case study and then hiring manager interview with two people I would report to.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A lot of behavioral based questions from past experiences. Case study was challenging for me.