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RE: Are too many people going to college? A look at IQ distributions tells us why this is the case
lets face the truth. Nowadays, corporation are focus mostly in EQ. IQ is becoming obsolete.
lets face the truth. Nowadays, corporation are focus mostly in EQ. IQ is becoming obsolete.
I'm not sure that corporations focus less on IQ. I have made many IQ tests as part of the selection process for many jobs. EQ, I think, is quite difficult to measure. On the other hand, IQ has shown to be quite reliable as a predictor for someone's success at the work place. IQ is a better predictor than for example biographical data, reference checks, education, interview, college grades, interest, and age.
You can't do an IQ test to a web designer that is mostly going to use his right brain. Personally, I have gone through personality traits tests.
For many businessmen it has become clear that a person with high emotional intelligence is more effective in communication, self-motivation, self-discipline and many other aspects. The data you are showing above are from 80s. I am talking about new researches done in the last 10 years :)
Technical knowledge in a workplace can be learned fast through experience.
I think it depends what technical knowledge you are talking about. I don't think the average IQ person is able to become a decent coder, physician, philosopher, investment banker etc. even with much experience. Creative jobs require good mental capabilities as well, I think. Personality tests are testing personality traits, but these tests are not the same is emotional intelligence tests. If you have found emotional intelligence tests, I would like to see how they look like. :)