New Delhi, Feb. 10 -- World's richest person Elon Musk has recently admitted that he has fallen prey to "pixie dust" resumes, saying that finding the right employee is not that simple.

Speaking at a special podcast hosted jointly by Stripe cofounder John Collison and tech podcaster Dwarkesh Patel, Musk said he now relies on the 'wow' factor when it comes to hiring.

Elon Musk, who runs companies like Tesla, CEO and SpaceX, is known for his micromanagement style of leadership, and this quality does not escape hiring. Speaking at the podcast, he said that during the first few years of building SpaceX, he hired a few thousand employees until he did not have the time to do so.

During the time, Musk learned his lessons on how to hire the sui...