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by criddell 1217 days ago
This is a great idea, but I think the execution isn’t great. It would be good to focus less on interests and more on aptitudes.

For example, my old landlord was a salesperson for a company that sold industrial pumps. He was good at it because he had crazy charisma, could remember specs for entire catalogs of equipment, was good looking, was funny, and was a great listener. I think with his skills and presence, he could sell anything and he will never be out of work. At this point in his career, I bet he actually is interested in sales and how deals are made but when he was starting out it was just a job that happened to suit his skills.