And, ironically, it seemed like they respected me more or at least worked harder for me because of it. Give 15 mins to complete and observe him working under pressure. Haha i can see that working, there is a fine line however, between being a complete douchebag that everybody hates and being just enough of one to make your workerbees fear and respect you.
Mensa membership on resume - dbag? Water Cooler. Sounds like you may be intimiated. Depends on the overall vibe of the CV. You can leave now. Not the OP, but I joined partially for the benefit of my in-laws, to give them something to 'brag on' their new son-in-law.
Sort of joking, sort of not - they're british, mensa was from the UK, and it felt like a nice thing to do. I already 'knew' I could get in because I had the appropriate test scores, but actually applying and paying the dues I went through the process.
Went to a few meetings, but generally lame well, the dinners were. You don't have much in-common with folks. I view the IQ stuff as inherently biological - it's sort of like joining a "tall persons" club, or a group of left-handed people.
It's a rare biological condition, but not much you can do about it. I had never taken an IQ test before and they the local Mensa chapter were doing membership testing at the local library. I was a bit hungover when I took the test, but I managed to pass at least when I took the Mensa membership test, you were not told your resulting IQ 'score', you were only told whether or not you achieved the minimum to qualify for membership.
Rainymood on July 4, prev next [—]. I put on my resume that I can solve a Rubik's cube in less than 20 seconds. It makes you stand out from the crowd. It literally got me multiple interviews where people asked me if I could solve one for them but of course who the fuck brings a Rubik's cube to an interview I should really start brining it. I was lucky to qualify for Mensa at a young age through a test given in elementary school but didn't see enough benefit in joining to make it worthwhile.
Luckily after you qualify once, I believe you can join anytime in your life without doing the test again. Is there anything to be gained by pointing out that you have an exceptionally high IQ sub text: probably higher than the person reading your resume? You see the problem.
So, we think it's safer to leave it off. Possible exception is if you happen to know that the person you are sending your resume to is also a Mensa member, in which case it could make a positive talking point at interview although even then you run the risk of an awkward conversation about who actually has the higher IQ. You could perhaps also use it in conjunction with a contrasting interest, to show your versatility - eg.
Tango dancing and taking part in Mensa quizzes. But the potential benefit to be gained is marginal and the risk of putting people off, as you have already seen, is very real. Mentioning Mensa could backfire rather badly in London - particularly coming from an American I'm American and have lived here 10 years. Not long ago there was an article in a Sunday paper here that tracked the actual fortunes of some Mensa types who previously advertised their youthful brilliance If I were a Mensa member, I wouldn't mention it.
Plenty of City managers aren't terribly bright, and are naturally not keen on that fact being exposed by those they manage. Flaunting your Mensa status would indicate you like bragging about your brains and you aren't politically very savvy. Keep it to yourself. Ditto in interview. Speaking as a Mensa member, I'd like to point out that there are many of us in Mensa who are tired of counteracting the idea that people with high intelligence are arrogant and self-absorbed, and that we believe we are better than everyone else just because we scored well on some intelligence test.
This negative image of highly intelligent people is promoted by the false idea that you are somehow more likely to do well at a job just because you have a high I. As you should know if you've ever been to a Mensa event , there are many people who score very highly on standardized I.
Are these the qualities your employer wants in a new hire? Not likely, and if your interviewer is also a Mensa member, he or she will know that I.
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