Tesla CEO and founder Elon Musk will go for exceptional ability rather than a great college name.
What does it take to impress a Tesla CEO?
TESLA – Last Sunday, Tesla CEO, Elon Musk responded to a random tweet asking him the following question:
Do you still stand firmly on not requiring college degrees?
The tycoon CEO directly answered the query with a “Yes.”
Elon Musk is a business tycoon who owns and manages SpaceX and Tesla, and the Forbes’ Most Innovative Leader of 2019.
Despite the high reputation his company has, Musk does not disregard talent just because an individual doesn’t have a degree or isn’t from a prestigious university.
In an automotive and energy company like Tesla, we do not require any outrageous credentials; what we need are talent and exceptional skills.
In comparison with the greats
Elon Musk was never an advocate of screening applicants through college names and college degrees, and he always looks into the likes of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates as an example. Both Multi-millionaires didn’t get to finish college yet look at where they ended up now.
In an archive interview back in 2014 with a German publication, Musk also mentioned the following:
You do not need to have a college degree, even a high school diploma to work in Tesla.
He does not discourage schooling
In an interview, Musk explained that a person who graduated from college does not automatically entitle him to do great things.
Look at Oracle founder Larry Ellison. He didn’t graduate from college. But looking at his skills and drive for greatness, it should be a great idea to hire him.
Despite being acceptant to applicants with no college degrees, Musk is a college graduate himself. He has finished his undergraduate degree in physics and economics at the University of Pennsylvania.
Musk is not discouraging students from going to college. He is encouraging them to go to college and acquire useful skills that will help them in finding a real job. Once they are confident enough with the skills and can consider it exceptional, then they can jump in and impress the Tesla CEO and probably land a spot in the company.
