Thursday, June 10, 2010

Can Applications Come with IQ Tests?

I am not going to boast that I am a genius, because I know I'm not.  I am confident in saying that I am smarter than the average person... at least I think so (as do standardized tests).... my problem is... I question if my resume lets people know that.

I do not want to speak bad of people who work in television, because I sat next to some individuals that were incredibly smart, much smarter than myself.  But I also sat next to some people I questioned how they even got into college let alone graduated.  A former co-worker (who was also a student at the time) once questioned why "Deep Throat" was a topic in an ethics conference for journalists.  See she confused the informant who broke the Watergate Scandal for a sex act.  Yeah... these are the people who then become the reporters that are the butt of jokes.

Even in college, once I changed majors I really started to notice just how little people needed to know.  For example: When I was a Biology major I had to take some pretty difficult Chemistry classes that required quite a bit of math.... making something like standard deviation... easy.  I changed majors and then... I'm sitting in a Statistics class and the professor tells us that "you don't need to know standard deviation because it's too hard"  REALLY!?!?! 

So here I am... boasting a degree that a talking monkey could get... and a job that isn't much better.  I'm applying for jobs that require a person to be organized and intelligent.  Jobs I know that I can do, jobs I know I'm more than qualified for intellectually... but is that really coming across on a job application?  I know once I talk to someone or get an interview I will blow them away... that is if my resume doesn't get blown off.  So here's hoping!

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