I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Tesla (Amsterdam)
Interview
5 round of interviews with knowledgable individuals, inclusive of an excel test. Positive feedback but no offer as “shown too high seniority”. Neutral experience, disappointing outcome given the lengthy process and time investment - I made my seniority level clear in each step of the process, the same conclusion could have been reached sooner.
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Question 1
What experience do you have in process assessment and improvement? Can you give me concrete examples on how you have improved processes in your current position?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla (San Jose, CA) in Jan 2021
Interview
It was a multi day and extremely specific interview on skillsets.
Multiple interviewers and peers talking to you.
Overall, experience was not as bad as any big tech company.
I believe in general, the interview process is exactly the same despite the position that you are attempting to get.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Tesla (Amsterdam) in Nov 2018
Interview
I did not apply for the role but was messaged by a recruiter through LinkedIn. The interview process entailed roughly 11 meetings over 2 months for a mid level finance position. Very long and challenging with multiple cases, testing Excel skills, strategy and behavioral examples, all on California time (between 8 an 11pm CET). Interviews also occurred at the Amsterdam head office with 3 people in a row, each having 30 minutes to one hour to ask questions. Final round included the VP Finance asking screening questions based off your CV, akin to a first round interview with a recruiter. I found out later that Tesla laid off 4,000 staff right around the time I was interviewing. I received a call 2 months later from a recruiter I had not met telling me they liked me, but that my Excel skills could be better. It was a bizarre, frustrating and long process. Everyone was professional and very intelligent but it did feel like all decisions were passed through one person. Not sure how it has changed in the days since (when I interviewed, it was right around the time the company was experiencing production issues). Advice would be to shorten the process as you'd likely lose great candidates to competing firms.