Elon Musk's hiring advice: 'Don't look at the résumé — just believe your interaction'

Tesla CEO Elon Musk admitted he has sometimes made mistakes in his approach to hiring.

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• Elon Musk detailed how he approaches the hiring process.
• The Tesla CEO said he looks for "evidence of exceptional ability."
• Résumés alone aren't enough, though Musk admitted that sometimes he even falls for "the pixie dust."

Even Elon Musk sometimes hires the wrong people.

"I've fallen prey to the pixie dust thing as well, where it's like, 'Oh, we'll hire someone from Google or Apple...