Andi Hedrick/Rivian This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Rivian and Elon Musk note the amount of detail job seekers use to describe problems they've faced. To Musk, too little detail indicates you're overstating the role you played. For Rivian, failing to give credit to coworkers suggests you're not a team player. Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have different approaches to leading their companies, but the two electric-vehicle-makers share a job-interview technique they use to determine which candidates have the skills they seek: asking about problems the candidate has faced and listening to the amount of detail they use to describe how they solved them.