Originally posted by sal
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Previously on "Mensa anyone?"
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Giving the fact that the large portion of the middle management handling contractors is nowhere near Mensa levels, mention of your membership in interview or CV can only harm your chances of securing a role, nobody likes a smarta**
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Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostAny contractor that puts mensa membership on the CV is labelled a geek with poor communication skills.
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Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostAny contractor that puts mensa membership on the CV is labelled a geek with poor communication skills.
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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.
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Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostAny contractor that puts mensa membership on the CV is labelled a geek with poor communication skills.
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Originally posted by Zero Liability View PostFunnily 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.
According to that my personality type is surveyor and I happen to like to play the role of an 'expert' in my work environment.
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Any contractor that puts mensa membership on the CV is labelled a geek with poor communication skills.
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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.
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Originally posted by darmstadt View PostTop 2% of Mensa or top 2% of the world's population and if its the latter then how do they know?
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Originally posted by yetanotherbob View PostAny 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.
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