I applied through other source. I interviewed at Tesla (Taipei) in Nov 2020
Interview
During the interview, the hiring manager and his teammate (both are based in Hong Kong) asked me to source candidates for 2 urgent openings within one week in order to further "assess" my capabilities.
I knew there was a chance that they planned on having me do their work for free, but I did it anyway because I actually believe in what Elon and Tesla stand for and really want to join the team.
I submitted the assignment one day before the deadline, but have not heard from them since. The reason I am sharing this feedback is because I do not want to see other candidates go through the same atrocious experience the way I did.
Tesla's products are great (I have a Model 3), but their interview process is most definitely not.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Tesla
Interview
Someone referred me to the company and set up an interview between the hiring manager and I. The hiring manager was 20 minutes late to the phone screen and didn't provide feedback as to why she wasn't moving forward with me.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla (Miami, FL) in Aug 2020
Interview
Applied for the job and received a computer generated email to schedule a phone interview the following week. During the phone call the Recruiter spoke in specifics and as if I would be moving forward in the process, described her team in detail and stated she would be setting up a call for her partner and I to speak. She did not follow through on any of the promises or even provide updates and feedback in the timeline she claimed she would. She also did not respond to an email when requesting an update. Shame on you to lack such empathy during a time in the world where people have been unemployed, waiting and anxious to get back to work. I received another computer generated decline email without even a response to my one on one emails to the recruiter.