I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Tesla (Brisbane) in Jun 2016
Interview
Positive, competent interviewers, good questions. Challenged me and gave me a good feeling for the company. Slightly longer process, but expectations were set by recruiter. Allowed me to start 3 months after offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a problem you solved with very little direction or instruction.
Phone Screen and On-site. Super quick process with great communication from my recruiter and the hiring manager. Phone screen was a high level overview of background and why Tesla? During the onsite I had the opportunity to meet with the other recruiters on the team and RC’s that support them. Process was less than a month and great overall.
I applied online. I interviewed at Tesla (Ámsterdam)
Interview
I applied during the weekend and I directly received an invitation for a phone interview, that led to a face-to-face interview.
The interviewer was doing most of the talking during the phone call and didn't really ask about my motivation nor some competencies based questions. The person mentioned that I shall be invited for an interview in the office but I had to remind the interviewer to send me the invite. I met several stakeholders for the position and I had the opportunity to visit the office.
Unfortunately, like it happens way too often, I was expecting a feedback the following week, which never happened and I had to ask for feedback (which was obviously negative). All in all, I deplore the lack of communication and I wished the phone screen would have been done more thoroughly.