Have an Open Mind When it Comes to Hiring
Elon interviewed the first ~3,000 people who work for SpaceX personally.
He says a mistake he has made in the past is hiring people for their brain and not taking their heart into consideration.
A practical way to apply this strategy to your business is to think bigger with your hiring.
If you can hire a location independent position, meaning your employee could work from anywhere, then you are doing yourself a disservice if you don’t source talent outside of your local area.
Cast a wider net when you hire and you will give yourself a better chance of connecting with someone great.
Look for evidence of exceptional ability and you will give yourself a better chance of working with exceptional people.
Elon says to ask detailed questions about challenging problems the interviewee had to overcome. If they were involved in the problem solving they will be able to describe the nuance needed to prevail above the problem. This is how you can identify problem solvers and get them on your team.
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