I applied online. The process took 12 months. I interviewed at Tesla (San Jose, CA) in June 2014
Interview
I first applied to Tesla over a year ago and was contacted for an initial phone screen. The call was a pretty basic initial screen and the recruiter told me to follow up if I was interested in continuing. I sent an email that night but didn't hear back. Followed up again about a week later and was told they weren't going to be able to move forward with me at that time. Fast forward to 6 months later, the same recruiter reaches out to me and asks to talk again. We have an initial call but this time I wasn't ready to move forward as I'd recently started a new position. Another 6 months pass and I'm contacted again by the same recruiter. I decide to move forward this time and am passed along to another person on the recruiting team. It was another basic call but it went well and another phone screen was scheduled a week later. This screen was much more in depth and I was asked a lot of questions about the types of positions I've recruited for and the volume of candidates I'm used to working with. I followed up after this call more than once but never heard from them again.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What type of technical experience are you screening for? Be specific. How do you talk to a candidate about a technology you personally have never used?
The interview process was extremely quick. There were 4 rounds in total, and I received feedback within 24 - 48 hours. The recruiter was nice and answered all of my questions in preparation for the interview. They also provided interview tips without asking.
I applied online. I interviewed at Tesla in Apr 2026
Interview
No-show. Recruiter emailed me urgently to schedule a call. However, they didn't end up calling me at the arranged time. I emailed to follow up incase. something had happened. No response. It's been over 1 week. No response is a response....
I applied online. I interviewed at Tesla (Austin, TX)
Interview
The process for scheduling and submitting pre-interview questions felt a bit manual and back-and-forth. It might be more seamless if interview time selection and any pre-interview questions were integrated directly into the online job application or online, rather than being handled via multiple emails afterward.