Very hard to get through the process to get that first interview as there are so many people applying for positions. Recommend performing greater due diligence with your resume and cover letter as well as aligning your LinkedIn Skills with the position.
I applied online. I interviewed at Tesla (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
The interview took a couple weeks, and the decisions were made a couple months later. First couple of interviews were phone calls with the recruiter and hiring manager, then a case study, presentation, followed by a day of panel interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Many pricing structure questions, hypothetical scenarios, etc.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla (Palo Alto, CA) in Dec 2024
Interview
Pre-screening questions via email, screening call with recruiter, interview with hiring manager, panel interview (presentation, Q&A + 4 individual 30' interviews). The process took about 6 weeks. I was waiting to receive feedback from the panel interview when I noticed they had changed the job listing for the role I had applied to, requiring +3 yrs of experience more than in original listing. I reached out to the recruiter to follow up and received a generic rejection email the next morning.
I applied online. I interviewed at Tesla (Palo Alto, CA)
Interview
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Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What other things can you do besides your usual role?
Program Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Tesla with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 45% positive. To compare, the company-average is 55.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Program Manager roles take an average of 35 days to get hired, when considering 11 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Tesla overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Tesla as a Program Manager according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
Group panel interview: 21%
One on one interview: 21%
Presentation: 11%
Skills test: 11%
Background check: 7%
Drug test: 4%
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