Ali Pakizeh

Background: Attention to job aptitude can lead to better education and higher productivity. In terms of occupation, it is important to note that talent is one of the top priorities of most organizations today. On the other hand, research shows that people who specialize in their field of talent are more successful and dynamic. Goal: To see how successful our educational system is in identifying and directing talent toward their abilities, and how effective this matching of talent and discipline is in success, academic motivation, and positive student affect should be a guide for planners of the educational system. Methodology: The statistical population of the study is all undergraduate students of Persian Gulf University in Bushehr. The sample size was 400 students from a total of about 4000 students, selected by random stratified sampling method based on Morgan table. In this study, Myers and Briggs questionnaire was used to measure students' job aptitude according to their personality; Harter questionnaire was used to measure academic motivation, and PANAS questionnaire was used to measure positive and negative affect. Multivariate analysis of variance and LSD test were used for data analysis. Results: Findings showed that only 36% of students were studying in the fields of their talents. These 36% were significantly higher than other students in the indicators measured in the study, namely academic motivation and positive affect