I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla (Reno, NV) in May 2016
Interview
After applying online I didn't hear back for about a week, but once I did everything moved really quickly. I think I had 3 different phone conversations and then was asked to come for an on-site interview within the first few days of them reaching out. The on-site interview lasted about 4 hours and was followed up a few days later by a phone call with the manager, which was followed by a call with one of the recruiters I'd be working with. All of the feedback was positive throughout the process, I was told I was a perfect fit for the position that they were hiring for *immediately*.
After a few days, I got a call from the manager offering me the position and scheduling a call with me first thing the next week to talk compensation. When the call finally happened (it kept getting rescheduled), the manager told me that he no longer could offer me the job, and that his manager said they couldn't add any members to his team at that point in time... Imagine my confusion hearing this after 1. being told they were looking to immediately fill the position 2. getting offered the job by the manager. The phone call concluded with the manager telling me they'd "let me know" when they could bring someone else on, but they couldn't give any sort of timeline. Two months later and multiple follow up emails regarding the status position, I've all but given up on the promise that I would be coming on for this position.
The entire process seemed very haphazard and unorganized and the manager was super unprofessional when all was said and done.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's a stressful situation you've encountered and how did you get through it?
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.