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Getting hired at SpaceX requires exceptional ability and may include having Elon Musk review a candidate's resume.
So writes Bloomberg Businessweek's Lauren Grush.
She reports that the company culture is defined by Musk and job candidates must understand
that a commitment to SpaceX means adhering to this culture and exhibiting loyalty to Elon Musk.
To get hired, candidates must demonstrate their achievements from past jobs.
And hands-on experience matters more to recruiters than advanced degrees,
with the company looking for people with raw, innate intelligence.
A spokesperson for SpaceX didn't respond to a request for comment on its recruiting and hiring practices.
But according to recruiters, advisors, and those who've interviewed for jobs there,
it's the space exploration dream that draws people to the company.
And Musk invokes that dream regularly.
To remind workers why they're there.
Prospective hires are told that the job will require stamina, including in job ads that candidates,
quote, must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
One major perk for all that hard work, employees' access to equity, either the right to buy shares
or payment in the form of restricted stock units that vest over time.
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