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Mxsmanic wrote:
Bertie the Bunyip writes:

Why, don't they accept the bankrupt?

Doesn't answer the question asked.

Because (1) people who know the organization well know how dysfunctional some
of its members are, and that they might not make good team players; and (2)
people who aren't Mensa-qualified themselves might resent the mention on a
resume.

1) In some jobs the ability to be autonomous is of great value, in
most jobs intelligence is of great value.

2) An employer that only hires people lesser qualified than himself is
an idiot.

This is why many of the club's members do _not_ mention it on a resume,
although it's quite a topic of debate.

Sour grapes.

A Mensa member who's a student might not want to mention it on a resume
for a summer job flipping burgers.

--
Jim Pennino

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1) In some jobs the ability to be autonomous is of great value, in
most jobs intelligence is of great value.

Intelligence is useful in almost any job and is a valuable predictor of
success in most jobs. However, joining a social club based on IQ says other
things about a person that are not necessarily positive. And as I've said,
anyone who has a good knowledge of Mensa might think twice about hiring
someone in the club.

Sour grapes.

Nope, just the distillation of discussions I've had with club members on the
topic. Mentioning Mensa membership is like mentioning IQ on a resume, only
worse, because it speaks not merely of intelligence but also of socialization
(or lack thereof). Someone who thinks enough about his IQ score to join a
club based on that is likely to be pretty preoccupied with it, which may not
be a good thing.

Mxsmanic wrote in
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writes:

1) In some jobs the ability to be autonomous is of great value, in
most jobs intelligence is of great value.

Intelligence is useful in almost any job and is a valuable predictor
of success in most jobs. However, joining a social club based on IQ
says other things about a person that are not necessarily positive.
And as I've said, anyone who has a good knowledge of Mensa might think
twice about hiring someone in the club.

Sour grapes.

Nope, just the distillation of discussions I've had with club members
on the topic. Mentioning Mensa membership is like mentioning IQ on a
resume, only worse, because it speaks not merely of intelligence but
also of socialization (or lack thereof). Someone who thinks enough
about his IQ score to join a club based on that is likely to be pretty
preoccupied with it, which may not be a good thing.




You still haven't answered the question, bankruptcy boi



Bertie

"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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Mxsmanic wrote in
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yes, yet another piggyback

1) In some jobs the ability to be autonomous is of great value, in
most jobs intelligence is of great value.

Intelligence is useful in almost any job and is a valuable predictor
of success in most jobs. However, joining a social club based on IQ
says other things about a person that are not necessarily positive.
And as I've said, anyone who has a good knowledge of Mensa might think
twice about hiring someone in the club.


How the **** would you demonstrate that you have the "valuable predictor" of
intelligence without a group, such as Mensa, that filters applicants based
on intelligence, dip****? And don't tell me "standardized tests." I've
interviewed too many dumb****s that couldn't tell me the difference between
a pointer and a reference even though they had a "computer science' degree.

Like I said. The *ONLY* qualifier of membership in Mensa is a demonstration
of the upper 2 percentile. Nothing more, nothing less. (well, that and the
ability to pay dues g). Your statement is just a giant non sequitor,
obviously caused by "sour grapes".

--
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Doug Semler writes:

How the **** would you demonstrate that you have the "valuable predictor" of
intelligence without a group, such as Mensa, that filters applicants based
on intelligence, dip****?

An IQ test would suffice. However, intelligence is usually fairly obvious.

And don't tell me "standardized tests." I've
interviewed too many dumb****s that couldn't tell me the difference between
a pointer and a reference even though they had a "computer science' degree.

Given that Mensa requires results from a standardized test to qualify for
membership, I find your comment rather odd.

Like I said. The *ONLY* qualifier of membership in Mensa is a demonstration
of the upper 2 percentile. Nothing more, nothing less.

Yes, and Mensa has a list of standardized tests, just like the ones you
disdain, that it will accept as proof of being in the upper two percent.

Mxsmanic wrote in
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Doug Semler writes:

How the **** would you demonstrate that you have the "valuable
predictor" of intelligence without a group, such as Mensa, that
filters applicants based on intelligence, dip****?

An IQ test would suffice. However, intelligence is usually fairly
obvious.


And yet, even people of moderate intelligence can understand bernoulli



Bertie

Martin wrote in
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On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:58:02 +0000 (UTC), Bertie the Bunyip
wrote:

Mxsmanic wrote in
m:

Doug Semler writes:

How the **** would you demonstrate that you have the "valuable
predictor" of intelligence without a group, such as Mensa, that
filters applicants based on intelligence, dip****?

An IQ test would suffice. However, intelligence is usually fairly
obvious.


And yet, even people of moderate intelligence can understand bernoulli

The average IQ of US enlisted men tested during WW1 was that of a12
year old.

IQ isn't really age related. though it is true that capacity increases with
age, the measurement is usually like/like otherwise it's kind of pointless.
So it would be fairer to say that they had a sub-normal IQ of say ,less
than 85 than to say they had the IQ of a 12 year old.
It'd be a bit like comparing the horsepower of a modern airplane to the
horsepower of a airplane from 75 years ago. In general, airplanes of 75
years ago had smaller engines, but you could b talking about a mustang.
IOW, you're not neccesarily comparing like with like.

Martin writes:

The average IQ of US enlisted men tested during WW1 was that of a12 year old.

IQ does not vary with age, so "the IQ of a twelve-year-old" has no meaning.