I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Tesla
Interview
I was contacted by a university hiring representative for a battery chemistry internship, but she failed to contact me during the scheduled time for our phone. Two days later, she emailed me and we were able to reschedule for a later date, and I went through to a second phone interview with a member of the battery team. I was prepared to discuss the technical details of prior internships and chemistry in general. However, the interviewer had a very thick accent and we had a lot of difficulty communicating.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General background questions in first interview followed by advanced technical information in the second interview.
Found out the job post at Linkedin and sent the resume and cover letter to recruiter. 3 phone calls interview (HR - review the resume, Why Tesla, Engineering - examples and projects on previous work and some trick questions, Manager - mainly why Tesla again, how to adapt into dynamic environment...) and then brought on-site interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical questions are easy - mainly what I did before. Trick question is culture related ...... need deep understanding how Tesla operates ans what is difference btw Tesla and industry behavior.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla in Nov 2010
Interview
Tesla recruiter phone interviewed first, then phone interviewed again with a senior engineer, next one-hour timed test, then on site interview with one-hour presentation, last an essay on why Tesla should hire you. A lot of detailed technical questions during on-site interview, some brain teaser questions as well. You could feel the passion of Tesla engineers. All in all, the interview was a worthy experience.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
give examples about what makes you an extraordinarycandidate for Tesla