"hiring i think is a bit different. to give an extreme example, anyone who has been hired to play in the NBA probably has a gift. i don't have that gift so there is zero, perhaps negative, chance of me being in the NBA no matter how much i practiced. but i can get some basic competency. i can improve as a free throw shooter, ball handler, improve footwork, defense, etc. maybe, with enough practice, i could be the star of the local after work league!" - kidmercury