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Junior PV Installer applicants have rated the interview process at SolarCity with 2.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Junior PV Installer roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at SolarCity overall takes an average of 17 days.
Common stages of the interview process at SolarCity as a Junior PV Installer according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 20%
Drug test: 18%
One on one interview: 16%
Group panel interview: 16%
Phone interview: 11%
Presentation: 9%
Skills test: 5%
Other: 2%
Personality test: 2%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SolarCity (Milpitas, CA) in Jun 2015
Interview
Group interview, introduction about the company, then 1 on 1 with the office manager. The group talk about the company really excited some people, but was just propaganda. The manager was interrupted three times while interviewing myself, and twice while interviewing others by installers.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SolarCity (Martinez, CA) in Aug 2015
Interview
I Applied online and waited a a week or two to get a call back and was phone interviewed and was asked to come in for an interview. During the interview the regional recruiter gave a presentation and gave us a good idea what the companys goals are and who they are in the solar business.
I applied online. The process took 6 days. I interviewed at SolarCity (Beltsville, MD) in Jul 2015
Interview
Everything happened so fast after I applied they called me next day and i was interviewed after 3 days. The interview was very chill it was not stressful at all, people were great. They held a short presentation about the company and the job position, and after that they showed us the warehouse and then one by one we were interviewed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about yourself. Why you want to work in solar and why SolarCity?