I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Tesla (Fremont, CA) in Jul 2021
Interview
Interview process was fairly straight forward. A recruiter reached out to me about the position so I had a quick 20 min phone call with them about my interest. Next a second interview was scheduled with the hiring manager that same week which was all technical. They didn’t ask me one question about my resume just technical questions about the position. Kind of disappointed they didn’t ask me questions about my resume or anything about the company because I wasn’t able to showcase my passion for their goal. Said I did above average and liked what was on my resume (despite not asking me questions about it) so they made me feel confident but when they got back to me they decided not to move forward.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name points on a stress strain graph
Definition of material properties
Free body diagrams
Static equilibrium problems
It was a short and quick interview about 25 mins. Technical questions and some questions on my previous experiences and projects that I worked on, they wanted to know some deep details so they can know you think and also really have done the work or someone else in your team done it
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Tesla (Fremont, CA) in Sep 2020
Interview
1st round: with Hiring Manager, 30 minutes phone call
2nd round: Present any of your project for 30 Minutes followed by Panel interview video call for 5 hours with each individual on team, Talked with 5 people 1 on 1
waited for 1 week for decision- Job was offered verbally by recruiter.
Plot twist: After decision they ask you to describe 3 situations in written where you have solved problem or achieved something significant. This is part of your profile along with resume, Feedback of each person on panel interview, your work visa status & employment history in detail.
This your profile goes to Director & then President to approve.
My profile was approved by director but rejected by President.
President took 1.5 month to give decision and rejected at the end with illogical reason. For 1.5 months, they kept me leading on by sending documents for benefits, relocation, perks, etc. and hired someone else when they find more suitable candidate.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your plan for next 5 years?
Why you did all this struggle?
Why Tesla?
What project Management tools you use?