[Novalug] OT - McQuaig IQ test?

Theodore Ruegsegger truegsegger at csc.com
Wed Sep 5 12:04:13 EDT 2007


Doug wrote:

> Years ago (more than 10) a company I used to work at became
> interested in it but I thought it was more of a personality than an
> IQ test.  The "guy in charge" at the time (since bounced from the
> company) wanted to encourage a mixture of personalities and problem
> solving approaches in teams.  I have always thought that trying to
> quantify an individual was unreliable and probably unfair because it
> might limit their opportunities for subjective reasons.

Well, so does not hitting it off with an interviewer; the problem with
the test is that it gives the appearance of objectivity.

[I'm agreeing with you, just ruminating about why].

Ted




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