I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla in Apr 2012
Interview
Tesla is going through some major growing pains right now. I was contacted for an initial interview in mid March by a junior engineer. The interview went well, and I was subsequently scheduled to be contacted by the engineering manager for that position. However, the interviewer failed to call me during our scheduled time, and neither he nor HR let me know that this was going to happen. We rescheduled, but unfortunately, the same thing happened again--the manager failed to call me, and no one let me know that this was going to happen.
We rescheduled for a third time, and fortunately I was able to connect with the manager, nearly a month after our first attempt at an interview. The interview went well, but I was not offered a job.
Neither interviewer had looked at my application or resume before my interview, and as a result we weren't able to talk about my experience as much as I had wished.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Please tell me about a project that you have worked on.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Tesla in Feb 2011
Interview
Phone interview consisted of general behavioral interview type questions. I was asked to talk about my project work and about what kind of position I wanted. Ultimately, I was told that I wasn't a match for the position becuase I lacked prior experience in an industrial environment. I was quite surprised that they were asking for prior experience for an internship position, while most students apply for internships to gain some experience in the first place.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What kind of position do you see yourself working in?