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Software Engineer/Technical Lead Interview Experience - Australia

November 1, 2016
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Facts:

  • I was interviewed by 1 HR representative, 1 Manager, and 1 Engineer.
  • I took a technical test.
  • Tesla cancelled the first phone screening multiple times.
  • I was ignored for weeks after my third interview.
  • I had to contact multiple HR representatives and only received an answer after emailing one of the managers.
  • This answer was a phone call with feedback about technical details that I never discussed in any of the three interviews I had.
  • At the end of this phone call, I was asked for several weeks in which I could still be contacted if 'anything' came up.

Opinion:

I was very excited to begin a process with Tesla, but I have to say I ended up appreciating more the company I work for and was very disappointed in Tesla. This disappointment stemmed not only from the recruitment process but also from what I learned about the company during the interviews.

The HR representative I spoke to needs training, and this speaks poorly of Tesla. Their behavior was very amateur.

The feedback received was random, as it was about technical details I had never discussed in any of my interviews.

After finally receiving the rejection call, this person still asked if I could be contacted in the next few weeks. I believe this was a very bad attempt to end the phone call on a positive note instead of a negative one. This is a common HR technique, but it was horrendously executed, as it would leave the person hanging.

My CV clearly targeted a leadership position (the manager mentioned this in my interview), but I was still asked to complete the technical test (which the manager said should not have happened).

Questions

Nothing specific. Just about my experience and CV.

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Tesla's interview process for their Software Engineer/Technical Lead roles in Australia is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Tesla's Software Engineer/Technical Lead interview process in Australia.

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