Engineering Technician applicants have rated the interview process at Tesla with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 68% positive. To compare, the company-average is 55% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Engineering Technician roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 20 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Tesla overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Tesla as a Engineering Technician according to 20 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 23%
One on one interview: 15%
Group panel interview: 15%
Background check: 12%
Skills test: 10%
Presentation: 8%
Personality test: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Drug test: 3%
Other: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Tesla (Palo Alto, CA) in Dec 2013
Interview
~5hr process, met individually with nine people including the hiring manager, three people from other teams, and the recruiter. Each interview was approx 30 minutes long and was primarily technical questions and problems.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Gave me a schematic of an analogue power system and asked me to describe purpose and function of every component.
Casual, Simple,not stressing,lasted less than expected,overall a nice coversation , friendly interviewer with experience , female interviewer,for the first interview it was supposed to last 20 min it lasted 10
I applied online. I interviewed at Tesla (Fremont, CA)
Interview
The process was pretty straightforward, first an HR round, followed by the hiring manager interview. Their interview scheduling was quite flexible; I even had to reschedule my HR round once because I was ill. Overall, it was a good experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. What is one technical skill you are really good at?
2. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
3. Why you think this position suits you?
4. One achievement you are really proud of
5. On important thing you learnt in either your professional realm or academic life.
6. What does integrity mean to you?
1 on 1 followed by panel interview. The whole process can be done via zoom. Technical questions so buckle up! Brush up on DAQ systems and PLC. Also software coding questions you are expected to know!