Process
I was contacted by a university hiring representative for a battery chemistry internship.
She failed to contact me during our scheduled phone call. Two days later, she emailed me, and we were able to reschedule for a later date.
I then proceeded to a second phone interview with a member of the battery team. I was prepared to discuss the technical details of my prior internships and chemistry in general.
However, the interviewer had a very thick accent, and we had a lot of difficulty communicating.
Questions
General background questions in the first interview, followed by advanced technical information in the second interview.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Tesla Engineering role in United States.
Success Rate
Tesla's interview process for their Engineering roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Tesla's Engineering interview process in United States.
Tesla Work Experiences
- 3.0Exciting company, mediocre projects, good work-life balanceEngineering • Former EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesAugust 25, 2022Pros: Nice people willing to help, interesting programs, great work-life balance, good future for the company thanks to exciting and outside-of-the-box products.Cons: A greatly inexperienced workforce results in consistently putting out fires. Most people are trying to figure things out as they go due to a lack of processes, which leads to many mistakes. Work is not too interesting; it's pretty basic most of the time, so it's not too technically challenging.
- 3.0Good Tech, Close HomeEngineering • Current EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesJuly 25, 2021Pros: Nice team, good technology, hard hardware background, and good for me to promote. The company is also close to my house.Cons: Good for new full-time engineers to promote themselves. And it is really nice for us to get to know how advanced tech works.
- 4.0Work hard and feel good about itEngineering • Current EmployeeFremont, California, United StatesAugust 8, 2016Pros: If you want to challenge the norm and be excited about going to work every day, then this is a good place to be.Cons: The hours can sometimes be long, and tight deadlines don't help. The company is growing at a rapid pace, so some of that is expected.
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