Engineering applicants have rated the interview process at Tesla with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 54.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I applied through university. I interviewed at Tesla
Interview
All Phone Interviews. First with HR, then with engineers/managers. Most of the questions reflected on the resume or would demonstrate the thought process of the interviewee. I would suggest to know your resume and to have an idea of the group/position you are getting interviewed for.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 8 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla in Mar 2017
Interview
I was contacted by a recruiter without ever having expressed interest in working for Tesla. Communications were pushy and rushed, asking for interviews with less than 24 hour notice, then when replying within 150 minutes, schedules had already changed and was forced to schedule a new time, again with less than 24 hour notice. Within 3 hours of the interview, received another request to reschedule. When conducting predatory interviewing, it is best not to show signs of the chaos and lack of ability to plan even 24 hours in advance.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Tesla (Toronto, ON) in Apr 2014
Interview
It was over the phone (last part of the process), and the interviewer was good, but I had a feeling he was busy, and he tried to give enough time for me to explain and detail all the answers that I gave.