If the basic capabilities are present the thing that matters is motivation. Self-taught naturally correlates with motivation (as well as a few other mixed trai

If the basic capabilities are present the thing that matters is motivation. Self-taught naturally correlates with motivation (as well as a few other mixed traits). It's neither a cause or guarantee of performance, but it can be very useful information to know about candidates when recruiting. (as someone who is largely self-taught and done a bit of the recruiting and management thing)