Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Tesla as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Senior Recruiter and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Senior Recruiter and roles were rated as the easiest.
1. Phone screening
2. Onsite interview that consisted of multiple one-on-one meetings. A few of the interviewers seemed disengaged and very ill prepared. Meaningful questions were lacking (now I realize it is because they have become lazy interviewers who rely on Gallup results)
3. Received positive feedback from interviewers (despite me having significant doubts about my desire to work there based on the interview experience and unorganized/disengaged vibe)
4. Invited to Gallup behavioral interview
5. Did not receive offer. It was fun to see the facility and I met some nice people, but was honestly relieved to not have received an offer
I think Tesla's HR team is far too reliant on the Gallup results. If they want to hire for "fit" and use Gallup, that is great, but in the meantime, improve your candidate experience! Candidates have options and are interviewing you too - at least try to make a good impression. Why not do the Gallup interview first and then you have your answer?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself, why do you want to work at Tesla - there were no hardballs and the questions were very redundant between interviewers.
The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Tesla in Apr 2015
Interview
Connected with one of the recruiters online looking for job, he set up a phone interview with me and after the call, he called me that he's gonna write to the recruiter responsible to recommend me for the job. Never heard from the recruiter. But anyway the person that I talked to handled the process well and professionally.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General HR questions like tell me your experience, competency, why you are a good fit for the role.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla (Seattle, WA) in Mar 2015
Interview
Asked about prior projects and why i choose Tesla. Also some technical questions about programming and electrical engineering.
I have worked there in the past, so my second application was very much accelerated.
Very dependent on the interviewer as well. My first interview was MUCH more technical and by the book. This one was more about me and my history as an engineer.