Mensa anyone?

[yetanotherbob]

Don't they tell everyone they're in the top 2% as an incentive to get you to pay?

That's what i'm trying to confirm - if they just tell everyone they're in the top 2%.
The paradox is many of those who were told they aren't probably won't admit it.
Not that this matters a great deal anyway

[Zero Liability]

They'd open themselves up to ridicule by other high IQ societies if they did that. Besides, they charge an upfront test fee, with membership being conditional on performance on the test, so they gain nothing from admitting all and sundry.

[darmstadt]

Any good paying for the membership apart from a small ego boost?
Took their exam during bench time and turns out I am in the top 2%
Mostly meaningless but no harm posting about it on CUK.

Top 2% of Mensa or top 2% of the world's population and if its the latter then how do they know?

[yetanotherbob]

Top 2% of Mensa or top 2% of the world's population and if its the latter then how do they know?

top 2% of the world's population - extrapolating from mensa test-takers as a representative sample?

[Zero Liability]

People taking the Mensa test aren't the only people taking IQ tests, and they are normalised in relation to other tests. They are restricted to extrapolating from sample sizes, since not everyone is going to take an IQ test, but that's the nature of the beast. Funnily enough, a lot of what you will encounter in an IQ test, you will find in psychometric tests with less obvious labels as well, e.g. in abstract reasoning psychometric tests.

[DodgyAgent]

Any contractor that puts mensa membership on the CV is labelled a geek with poor communication skills.

[yetanotherbob]

Funnily enough, a lot of what you will encounter in an IQ test, you will find in psychometric tests with less obvious labels as well, e.g. in abstract reasoning psychometric tests.

Interesting - because included in the IQ test fee, they also gave me an online psychometric test (profilingforsuccess.com).
According to that my personality type is surveyor and I happen to like to play the role of an 'expert' in my work environment.

[darmstadt]

Any contractor that puts mensa membership on the CV is labelled a ******* dickhead.

FTFY

[yetanotherbob]

Any contractor that puts mensa membership on the CV is labelled a geek with poor communication skills.

I know someone who put it on their linkedin profile. Looks silly but it's good for a few laughs

[Zero Liability]

I bet it's good fun for the clients (or prospective employers if permie) who get to pull your leg on account of it.

Psychometric tests and your academics are already telling them everything they need to know about your IQ.