I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla (Newport Beach, CA) in May 2017
Interview
A bit unorganized but simple over all. Initial phone interview with recruiter, then assistant manager interview although it was supposed to be with manager but manager was a no-show. Interview with manager was completed the following day. I was considered overqualified although I really excited to learn and grow within Tesla just to get my foot in the door. There must have been a miss in connection between manager and myself. Recruiter said management spoke highly of me with an extensive resume and experience and to consider reapplying in the future, not sure if its polite PC in interview world or to follow up. I will attempt again in the future.
It was casual and informal. I found that the managers were not very focused and seemed to lack professionalism. I'd recommend asking them more questions about the position and what it can offer you. There will be alot of sales force
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Are you willing to work beyond normal businesses hours.
The interview process was straight forward, but they were unresponsive following. I did follow up, but the recruiter did not make any effort to return my reach outs. I was kind of confused as i thought this was a pretty prompt high standard company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked very open ended questions, pretty generic for band knowledge.
The group interview will do a lot of role-play and will ask to sell me something. They also ask open questions, like, Can you tell me about your sales experience? How do you approach generating new leads and closing deals? How do you handle rejection and what motivates you to exceed sales targets? Also, question about Tesla products.