I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla (Toronto, ON) in Jan 2014
Interview
I applied online at the beginning of December, was contacted within a week or so for a telephone interview with HR. Telephone interview was simple and straight-forward. The person on the phone spoke really fast, so the entire phone call was about 15 min. Then I was contacted again via email to setup a in-person interview with the store manager. I arrived 5 min prior to our scheduled time, store manager finished-up what I assume was another interview and attended to me. Questions were straight-forward, ie. why tesla? what are your weaknesses and strengths? - However, the ad for the position was listed as part-time, during the in-person interview I was informed everyone was expected to work 40 hour weeks and saturday and sundays. Therefore, that was when I said I wasn't looking for a career as someone who greets people when they come in, and try to spot potential sales. Probably, why I didn't get the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Nothing out of the ordinary. But was asked if I was a Tesla guy or car guy?
It was casual and informal. I found that the managers were not very focused and seemed to lack professionalism. I'd recommend asking them more questions about the position and what it can offer you. There will be alot of sales force
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Are you willing to work beyond normal businesses hours.
The interview process was straight forward, but they were unresponsive following. I did follow up, but the recruiter did not make any effort to return my reach outs. I was kind of confused as i thought this was a pretty prompt high standard company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked very open ended questions, pretty generic for band knowledge.
The group interview will do a lot of role-play and will ask to sell me something. They also ask open questions, like, Can you tell me about your sales experience? How do you approach generating new leads and closing deals? How do you handle rejection and what motivates you to exceed sales targets? Also, question about Tesla products.
