Internship applicants have rated the interview process at Tesla with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 65% positive. To compare, the company-average is 55.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Internship roles take an average of 29 days to get hired, when considering 77 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 Internship according to 77 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
Skills test: 23%
One on one interview: 20%
Presentation: 11%
Background check: 10%
Group panel interview: 3%
Personality test: 3%
Drug test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Tesla in Oct 2025
Interview
The first round was a 30-minute phone interview focused mainly on my current research and projects. The interviewer asked detailed questions about my thermal management work and explained the team’s projects. They mentioned a possible second round involving a presentation and technical Q&A.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
He asked me to explain about the projects I did. It was an in-depth analysis on how I approached the problem, what tools I used, what parameters I considered to do it and what are the applications
Using either SQL or Python, tasks based on the paint job allocation for several batches of cars must be completed. This was done after 2nd round in which I failed.
Three rounds, all behavioral. This was for a non-technical position, however. The overall process was smooth and was conducted over a couple of weeks. They take a while to get back to you if the team you're interviewing for hasn't made a decision.