I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Tesla (Oak Brook, IL) in Aug 2013
Interview
Contacted via LinkedIn by a Tesla Recruiter based in Palo Alto. Arranged for a phone screening that evening. Screening was low pressure and a pleasure to go through. Received word 30 minutes later that I would be meeting with Regional Sales Manager the following day. Enjoyed meeting him and the other employees who appeared to believe in the work they were doing. The day after received word I would be having a Skype Interview with Tesla's former head of Retail George Blankenship (at the time, he insisted on meeting every single retail hire - he was beyond impressive and was sorely missed upon his retirement). Received a call from phone screener who initially contacted me to offer the position that same day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How familiar were you with Tesla Motors before preparing for this interview? (note: this was right around the launch of the Model S)
It was casual and informal. I found that the managers were not very focused and seemed to lack professionalism. I'd recommend asking them more questions about the position and what it can offer you. There will be alot of sales force
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Question 1
Are you willing to work beyond normal businesses hours.
The interview process was straight forward, but they were unresponsive following. I did follow up, but the recruiter did not make any effort to return my reach outs. I was kind of confused as i thought this was a pretty prompt high standard company.
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Question 1
They asked very open ended questions, pretty generic for band knowledge.
The group interview will do a lot of role-play and will ask to sell me something. They also ask open questions, like, Can you tell me about your sales experience? How do you approach generating new leads and closing deals? How do you handle rejection and what motivates you to exceed sales targets? Also, question about Tesla products.
