I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Tesla
Interview
I a had PS interview with them when I about to get graduated from my school. The interviewer was pretty knowledgable and meticulous about every single word coming out of my mouth. It is really important to remember a project you've done in past and be able to comprehensively explain all the steps you followed from A to Z and justify them.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a reliability project you've done before.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Tesla in Aug 2017
Interview
Recruiter reached out to me and we had a phonecall where we discussed the opportunities, who Tesla is and my work experience. I felt the initial contact was very positive and the recruiter set up a followup interview with the hiring manager for one of the available engineering positions based in Palo Alto. Neither the recruiter or interviewer asked any questions relating to my personality or outside-work life which I found odd for a tech company. Questions asked by the interviewer were google search "what questions should I ask in an interview" type questions. Very generic and, in my opinion, useless questions that do not gauge how a prospective employee would fit in. All in all, I found it very odd for such a high-tech company to resort to such basic old-school questioning in their interview process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name something in your work history that has challenged you and how did you overcome this challenge?