Should IQ be a requirement?
 

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Depends on the job - some things are "no" brainers.

I thought IQ exists regardless of requirements?

oooh sorry. The question and poll didn't pop up the first time. Weird.

No. IQ doesn't determine success. Sure, there is a point where a person's IQ is so low that they can't possibly handle a job well. As long as you're at least average, I think you should be allowed to achieve whatever you can. (So says the man with a significantly above average IQ.)

Although intelligence is needed for many jobs, I don't think an IQ score should be a component of any hiring decision. So, no.

Absolutely. I don't want a dumb doctor.

And it should be a requirement for, say, President or something.:rolleyes:

i personally think it should be a requirment for some jobs. i think perry winkle's heart is in the right place when he said if you're at least born average you should be able to do whatever you want, however there are TONS of jobs that mandate certain physical requirments, such as professional athletes, fire fighters, ninjas...

Specific jobs need people with specific skill sets and the IQ to fulfill what the job demands. If it is your job to be brilliant- then yea.
It doesn't even take an IQ test to determine that either.

shawnee thats actually what i had in mind when i thought this question up. :p

Well, yeah. But if you have a dumb doctor, that means a dumb person was able to get through medical school and get a medical license. Throwing in an IQ test won't keep that from happening.

'High IQ" does not equal wisdom. Just means you are good at taking IQ tests.

I have worked with many people who probably score higher than me on a typical IQ test, but are dumb as posts about more things than not.

I got a 31 (perfect in the science reasoning section) on the ACT (eons ago) but have a hell of a time spelling. Chemistry kicks my ass. English? Dumb as a box of rocks. *shrug*

We all are experts at something, some of us more somethings than others. Some of us, at things that can't be 'measured' on a currently available scale.

That's what's cool about the cellar. A whole bunch of intellegent people who are experts in a whole lotta different areas.

It's already been said but I mean c'mon, a designated IQ test for a job? Getting the job is already an indirect way of expressing your intellectual quotient, why discriminate so openly.

why does the NFL discriminate so openly against out of shape people?

Because they can't keep up with the competition of professional football players.