The world¡¯s second-richest person,?Elon Musk, who has been on the receiving end of some criticism in recent months due to his back-to-back layoffs at Twitter, has shared something about his interview process.??
Musk, who is also the CEO of Twitter and Tesla, says that some of the top traits he looks for in prospective employees are not their education. ¡°There¡¯s no need even to have a college degree at all, or even high school,¡± the Tesla and Twitter CEO had said in an interview earlier.
Instead, what the billionaire does look for is ¡°evidence of exceptional ability¡± when it comes to hiring. ¡°If there¡¯s a track record of exceptional achievement, then it¡¯s likely that that will continue into the future,¡± he said.
In fact, Elon Musk devised a way to gauge if candidates are sincere and honest about their achievements,?he would ask them only one question:?¡°Tell me about some of the most difficult problems you worked on and how you solved them.¡±
¡°The people who really solved the problem know exactly how they solved it. They know and can describe the little details,¡± Elon Musk said.
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¡°And of course you want to make sure if there was some significant accomplishment, were they really responsible, or was someone else more responsible? Usually, someone who really had to struggle with a problem, they really understand (the details), and they don¡¯t forget.¡±
He explained that someone making a false claim will lack the ability to back it up convincingly, so he wants to hear them talk about how they worked through the problems, step by step.
In 2020, as per a Moneycontrol report, Musk had even asked "ace engineers" to apply for work at "Gigafactory Berlin," and it's the same question he shared while inviting applications.
So if you are someone who wishes to work for any of Musk¡¯s companies, you now know what question you need to answer!
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