天赋在职场重不重要？看这个就知道

 　　Question: What is Aptitude¹?

　　问题：啥是天赋？

　　Answer: When you are researching occupations, you will often see something about aptitude listed among the requirements. For example, you may read that in order to work in a particular field you need to have an aptitude for science. Other occupations require having an aptitude in math, visual arts or performing arts; verbal or spatial² abilities; or manual dexterity³ or motor coordination⁴. But, what exactly is an aptitude?

　　回答：找工作时，你都会在工作要求上找到关于天赋的问题。例如，你有科学技术方面的天赋；你就会读读这方面的工作要求，以在这一特定领域找份工作。其他的工作可能要求你有数学，视觉艺术或表演艺术方面的天赋；口语交际能力或空间想象能力；或是灵活的动手能力及动作协调能力。可是，天赋到底是毛啊？

　　天赋在职场重不重要？看这个就知道

　　When a career description lists an aptitude among the qualifications one needs to work in an occupation, it is referring to a natural talent or an ability an individual has acquired through life experience, study or training. The word may also pertain⁵ to one's capacity to acquire a skill.

　　当一份工作的介绍中列出了求职者所必要的天赋时，这就意味着你要有这方面的天赋，或者这个天赋可以在以后的工作生活、学习和培训中被培养出来。拥有能培养出技术的能力，也是一种天赋。

　　Assessing Aptitude

　　评估天赋

　　Assessing aptitude can help with career guidance. A career development professional who is helping⁶ a client choose a career may administer a multiaptitude test battery to identify the client's abilities and subsequently, occupations that require them. It is important to note that this type of instrument should never be used in isolation⁷. There are many other factors to consider when choosing a career. They include an individual's personality type, interests and work-related values. Example of multiaptitude tests career development professionals use with their clients are the DAT (Differential Aptitude Test) and the GATB (General Aptitude Test Battery). Another is the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) which the United States Military administers to students who are enlisting⁸. They use the results to classify enlistees for training opportunities.

　　对于天赋进行评估可以帮助你求职。一个职业生涯规划师可以运用多项天赋测试来检测与管理客户的能力并在其后找到与之匹配的职业。但是需要说明的是，在选择职业时是不应该只考虑运用这一种手段的，还有很多其他的因素需要考虑，这包括个人性格类型，兴趣和与工作相关的个人价值。职业生涯规划师运用的这种检测手段包括DAT（微分天赋测试）和GATB（通用天赋测试）。还有一种是ASVAB（三军职业能力管理），也就是美国军队选拔人才所用的测试。军队利用这个结果来划分候选人以分配培训机会。

　　Aptitude tests may also look for the presense of abilities that are specific to a particular occupation or area of study.

　　天赋的评估也会寻找某一特定的工作或研究领域所要求的特定的能力。

　　Some college programs use these intruments to assess applicants⁹ to certain academic programs and employers use them to evaluate job candidates. For example, many pharmacy¹⁰ schools use the the PCAT (Pharmacy College Admission Test) to look for "abilities, aptitudes¹¹, and skills that pharmacy schools have deemed essential for success in basic pharmacy curricula" (Mental Measurements Yearbook With Tests in Print). The Electrical Aptitude Test is another aptitude test that looks for a specific aptitude. It is administered to "applicants for jobs that require the ability to learn electrical skills" (Mental Measurements Yearbook With Tests in Print).

　　一些大学会利用这种检测仪器来测试竞选者对特定学科项目的合适度，雇主也会运用这种仪器来分析职业候选人的个人素质。例如，很多医药学院会运用PCAT（医药大学入学测试）来寻找“具有成功学习医药基础课程必不可少的能力，天赋和技术的候选者”（来自《印刷品检验年鉴》一书）。电子天赋检测则是另一个天赋测试以寻找个人的特殊素质。它的职能是分析“竞聘者学习电子技术的能力”（来自《印刷品检验年鉴》一书）

　　Some Important Things to Know

　　你必须要知道的事

　　It is worth pointing out once more that you should not use aptitude alone as the criteria¹² for choosing a career. You should also learn about your interests, personality type and work-related values by doing a thorough self assessment¹³, and consider that information along with aptitude when choosing a career. Here are a few other things of which you should be aware:

　　只得再次提醒的是，在求职时千万不要把天赋当作唯一标准。你应该通过完备的个人评价来了解自己的兴趣，人格和与工作相关的个人价值，并将这些和自己的天赋放在一起来考虑选择什么工作。下面的这些你也应该了解：

　　While having a particular aptitude may indicate you can succeed in an occupation, it doesn't mean you will do well in every job within it. Required abilities may vary from one job to another, even in the same occupation.

　　虽然拥有某一特定天赋可能会让你在工作中成功，但这也不说明靠他你就能做好一切和他相关的工作。每个工作所需要的能力相互都是不同的，甚至即使是同一份职业都需要很多不同方面的能力。

　　A number of occupations may require the same aptitude so you shouldn't feel like you are only qualified¹⁴ to do one thing. In reality, there may be several suitable occupations for you.

　　很多工作需要的能力都是有相同之处的，所以你并不能只想着吊死在一棵树上。事实上，可能有好多其他工作等着你呢。

　　Just because you are good at something, it doesn't mean you will like doing it. For example, having an aptitude for math doesn't necessarily mean a career using your mathematical ability should be in your future. Do what you're good at, but only if you like it

　　会者不难，但不意味着会者喜欢。比方说，你拥有数学方面的天赋，但你以后的工作却并不一定必须用你的数学天赋。你喜欢你擅长的，才能做好你擅长的。

1 aptitude   

n.(学习方面的)才能，资质，天资

参考例句：

• That student has an aptitude for mathematics.那个学生有数学方面的天赋。
• As a child,he showed an aptitude for the piano.在孩提时代，他显露出对于钢琴的天赋。

2 spatial   

adj.空间的，占据空间的

参考例句：

• This part of brain judges the spatial relationship between objects.大脑的这部分判断物体间的空间关系。
• They said that time is the feeling of spatial displacement.他们说时间是空间位移的感觉。

3 dexterity   

n.(手的)灵巧，灵活

参考例句：

• You need manual dexterity to be good at video games.玩好电子游戏手要灵巧。
• I'm your inferior in manual dexterity.论手巧，我不如你。

4 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

5 pertain   

v.(to)附属，从属；关于；有关；适合，相称

参考例句：

• His remark did not pertain to the question.他的话同这个问题不相干。
• It does not pertain to you to instruct him.你不适合教训他。

6 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

7 isolation   

n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离

参考例句：

• The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
• He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。

8 enlisting   

v.（使）入伍， （使）参军( enlist的现在分词 )；获得（帮助或支持）

参考例句：

• He thought about enlisting-about the Spanish legion-about a profession. 他想去打仗，想参加西班牙军团，想找个职业。 来自辞典例句
• They are not enlisting men over thirty-five. 他们不召超过35岁的人入伍。 来自辞典例句

9 applicants   

申请人，求职人( applicant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
• He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。

10 pharmacy   

n.药房，药剂学，制药业，配药业，一批备用药品

参考例句：

• She works at the pharmacy.她在药房工作。
• Modern pharmacy has solved the problem of sleeplessness.现代制药学已经解决了失眠问题。

11 aptitudes   

（学习方面的）才能，资质，天资( aptitude的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They all require special aptitudes combined with special training. 他们都应具有专门技能，并受过专门训练。
• Do program development with passion. has aptitudes for learning. research. innovation. 热爱程序开发工作。具有学习。钻研。创新的精神。

12 criteria   

n.标准

参考例句：

• The main criterion is value for money.主要的标准是钱要用得划算。
• There are strict criteria for inclusion in the competition.参赛的标准很严格。

13 assessment   

n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额

参考例句：

• This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
• What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？

14 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。