Here's what Richard Branson, Elon Musk, and 22 other successful people ask job candidates during interviews

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Elon Musk.

Savvy CEOs and executives know that interview questions like, "What's your biggest strength?" and, "What's your biggest weakness?" aren't as telling as they seem.

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That's why they steer clear of these cliché queries and instead ask more meaningful ones.

Many top execs have their one favorite go-to question that reveals everything they need to know about a job candidate.

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Here are 24 of them.

This is an updated article originally written by Alison Griswold and Vivian Giang.

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