I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Tesla in Apr 2014
Interview
After submitting an online application for the position, I was contacted by on of the recruiters within a few days to set up a time for a phone interview. During this preliminary interview, I had to run through my resume with the recruiter. Most questions were simple and mainly to judge if I knew what I had put on my resume. He did want to know about other places I had been applying to, with particular names.
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Question 1
Not a specific question but more like a recurring was to ensure the interviewer that I had genuine interest in and passion for working at Tesla and that I would be comfortable with the long hours of work frequently faced while working there.
I was recruited through linkedin and told that I have the sales experience that would work well with Tesla. I then set up an in-person interview with my store manager which went well and that was followed immediately by an over the phone interview with my regional and national sales manager. Everyone in the company is very relaxed, chill, and super-friendly. You blend right in without even noticing.
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Give us a time you've overcame adversity and how would you used that same tactic selling an electric vehicle?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla in Jun 2011
Interview
Had multiple rounds of interviews. Various types of questions including situational, behavioural and technical problems. Typically one HR interview and then one techincal, then one managerial. Nothing fancy, or unexpected, but the difficulty of questions may be tough during the technical interview. Keep your cool.
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Question 1
you have 4 bottles of water, one of which is poisoned. 2 people are willing to take specifically only 1 sip each to test which one is poisoned. How would you figure out which bottle is poisoned?