I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Tesla in Mar 2009
Interview
After submitting my resume online, I was first contacted via telephone where I had to answer technical questions. A supervisor then called me and conducted another interview, mostly asking about my interests and background. I was then scheduled for an onsite interview which consisted of 5-6 1:1 interviews. Mostly technical questions were asked based on the contents of my resume.
The people seemed to be very proud to be working there and were genuinely excited about their product. You get some show-offs, of course, but most of them were pretty laid-back.
I applied through college or 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 an employee referral. I interviewed at Tesla
Interview
The first interview was a 45 minute chat with HR, followed a week later by a follow up call with a department manager which lasted for about an hour. That was 6 weeks ago and I am still awaiting news on the next steps, although as I would be relocating to the US so am guessing that they are looking into visas etc before taking any further action.