Thousands Vie For Five Positions In Tesla Malaysia Recruitment Drive

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PETALING JAYA: Eager jobseekers flocked to a job interview held by renowned US electric vehicle manufacturer, Tesla, in Cyberjaya on Saturday (June 17).
According to Cyberview strategic communications and marketing head Iza Sofia Kasbi, who coordinated the interviews, members of the public started to queue as early as 8am even though the interviews would only commence at noon.
She said as of 12.30pm, close to 3,000 people had shown up at the office building at Cyberview, as reported by Chinese daily Sin Chew.
Due to the hot weather, Iza also told Sin Chew that the management started distributing mineral water and ice cream for those in line.
Tesla Malaysia had announced that its office was organising a walk-in interview for five positions, as seen in a poster that had been circulating online last week.
The positions were Sales Advisor/Inside Sales Advisor, Enterprise Sales Advisor, Delivery Advisor, Customer Support Specialist and Service Advisor.
The one-day job interview was scheduled until 4pm on Saturday.
Fadzrain, 27, who was also among those trying their luck, said it was as if the people were lining-up to enter a concert venue.
Due to the hot weather, he decided to stay in the car for a while until someone came up and told him to fill up an application form online instead.
“The line seems longer than the line entering a concert! It was very hot and my friend and I just stayed in the car while observing people queuing.
“I can say it was one of the craziest long queues I have ever seen.
“A guy then approached and told the candidates to go back home and fill in the online form through their career websites,” the Kuala Lumpur native said.
Fadzrain said that he had earlier applied for a position through Tesla’s career website in May and called for others who were turned down to try the same too.
Checks on Tesla's website showed that the company was also accepting online applications for its office in Malaysia which included administrative, human resources and sales positions.
Videos and photos showing people forming a line trying their luck to secure the positions offered have since gone viral on social media.
Some Internet users were surprised at the large number of people who were seen queuing outside the office, wishing them good luck.
Meanwhile, a few said the international company should have expected the large number of people showing up and suggested they consider a better recruitment method.
“Tesla Malaysia should have seen this coming as they are an international company. Maybe they could have used online platforms to recruit instead,” an Internet user said in a tweet on Saturday.
In March, Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz announced that Tesla would establish a head office in Malaysia. - Star

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