I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Tesla (Palo Alto, CA) in Apr 2011
Interview
The interview was very thorough. The process is slower then at other companies because the emphasis is on demonstrating excellence instead of just a skill set review. I interviewed with many people on the team.
The recruiters were great and set expectations through the whole process and were very accessible.
The interview was very quick and easy. Tesla is truly a state of the art company building the future. Five stars out of five if I could rate the interview, would recommend highly for sure.
The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Tesla (Berlin)
Interview
Absolute Chaostruppe, Finger weg! Nach Onlinebewerbung monatelang keine Rückmeldung, keine Absagen. Zum Bewerbungsstatus gibt es auch auf der Webseite keine Information. Das Gehalt liegt weit unter IGM, selbst für Brandenburger Verhältnisse. Kein Vergleich zu VW, Daimler oder BMW.
I applied online. I interviewed at Tesla (Sparks, NV)
Interview
Talked with a recruiter on the phone, then phone interview with hiring manager. Went for an in person interview onsite. Was asked to give a 20-minute presentation on a problem I had solved. Was told the presentation was going to be for 6 people only 3 showed up, they all showed up late, and they were on their phones the whole time. The senior manager was very rude during the presentation and would not interview me during our 1 on 1 interview scheduled later in the day. He also asked me to skip part of my presentation and go to the end slide where I showed my solutions. I had six 1 on 1 interviews scheduled for that day and only 3 people kept the appointment and all three were very late. One person spent the whole time complaining about the company instead of interview me. A week later I was called by another recruiter to set up and interview for the same position an hour after my original recruiter said I did not get the jobs. Interview was a waste of time and effort whole process is broken.