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Tesla CEO Elon Musk
"Diamonds are created under pressure, and Elon Musk is a master diamond maker," Dolly Singh, the former head of talent acquisition for SpaceX, previously told Business Insider.
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO, who recently ranked No. 7 on Business Insider's The Creators list, which features the top 100 business visionaries creating value for the world, has been described as relentless in his work ethic and tough on employees, expecting long hours and hard work from his people.
As Singh explained, everyone that joins Musk's team knows that their lives are going to become much more difficult - Musk reportedly likes to say he pushes people so hard that they feel like they are "staring into the abyss" - and the most successful employees use the intense pressure as fuel to work even harder.
If this sounds like you, and you want a part in disrupting the auto industry and reducing the world's dependence on fossil fuels, you'll have to prove you ability to thrive under pressure by making it through Tesla's thorough and sometimes challenging interview process. Here are some interview questions you might encounter along the way: