"It's awfully good to excel at something while you are young, but if that means missing out on friends and other experiences you need for a fulfilling life, it's not worth it, " he says.

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You tell yourself, there will never be a good job waiting for me to excel at.

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"Here we are watching the debate hoping this is a good format for John McCain to excel at, and the first thing he does is spring this on us, " Lewis said.

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To the contrary, she describes two other sorts: pattern thinkers who excel at maths and music, and verbal specialists who are good at talking and writing, but lack visual skills.

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Apple and Samsung excel at phones, have equally phenomenal supply chains, great marketing and equally good innovation capabilities.

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Once I was actually in a job, I focused intently on how to excel at it so that I could be in a position to get a good review and be promoted.

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If those candidates excel at the online challenges, the odds are greater that they turn out to be good hires.

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