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Solar Installer applicants have rated the interview process at SolarCity with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Solar Installer roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 3 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 Solar Installer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 22%
Group panel interview: 22%
Skills test: 22%
Phone interview: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
Background check: 11%
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Came to the warehouse in business casual. The recruiter discussed what the company was all about, pay, benefits, and a few expectations. Had a 1:1 interview with the ROM, I had the intellectual capability, but had to convince him my physical capability to handle the extreme environments.
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Tell me a time where you had to work 8 - 10 hours straight in extreme weather conditions.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SolarCity (Los Angeles, CA) in Oct 2014
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I felt it was easy. I had a good solar background. They just wanted to see if I was capable enough and didn't seemed concerned about my high level of skill or background in solar so much.
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Question 1
They wanted to make sure I was comfortable driving my own car and working on weekends.