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Here's what Elon Musk, Richard Branson, and 29 other successful people ask job candidates during interviews

Rachel Gillett,Áine CainJan 6, 2017, 22:13 IST

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Many of the most successful people have gotten job interviews down to a science.

They're not in the habit of wasting time with dumb or irrelevant queries.

In fact, they often have one favorite go-to question they like to ask. This typically reveals everything they need to know about a job candidate.

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Here are 31 of those questions.

Jacquelyn Smith, Alison Griswold, and Vivian Giang contributed to previous versions of this article.