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No, because it does not take much to become a member, and listing it screams "I think I am very smart look at this badge that I got".

miguelrochefort 9y ago
> it does not take much to become a member beside being in the top 2%...
- mgkimsal 9y ago
  Yep. I don't think the OP really gets what mensa is or what it takes to become a member (whether s/he is a member or not). I don't think it 'screams' anything, although many insecure folks might take it that way. A basketball player would probably list their height on their stats/resume - it's a validated, measurable aspect of their biology. IQ tests are as well, and mensa membership is one signal of that measure. It doesn't mean that you will definitely be a total success at any job requiring brainpower, but it's certainly an indicator. People might read a lot more in to it than you intend, but... you can't anticipate every possible objection anyone might have and just leave parts of your life off. If you put a certain school down, people might think it "screams" that you're some sort of elitist, for example. Do you leave that off? It's harder to get in to mensa that it is to get in to most universities.
  - owebmaster 9y ago
    > IQ tests are as well, and mensa membership is one signal of that measure. Your motivation to go to a small club with alleged higher intelligence might also be a signal and one that a lot of recruiters/companies dislike.
  - paulcole 9y ago
    >I don't think it 'screams' anything, although many insecure folks might take it that way. Then you better not put it on your resume.
  - seanwilson 9y ago
    > A basketball player would probably list their height on their stats/resume People list stats that are relevant to the job they're applying for. Why would a Mensa membership be relevant? Members of Mensa are known to be better programmers? If not, putting it down as if you think it is relevant somehow can give a bad impression. > People might read a lot more in to it than you intend, but... you can't anticipate every possible objection anyone might have and just leave parts of your life off. When you know about a common objection in advance it's not a smart thing to do...
  - fergie 9y ago
    A professional basketball player earns entry to a guild of high ability players after a lifetime of competing against their peers. Since they must continually prove their worth in a public arena, and they are competing against such a high percentage of the population (everybody who wants to be a pro), their status is validated. If Mensa was set up as an open competition which everybody (or at least a majority) participated in, then it would have more credibility. At the moment most people are fine with the idea of Mensa as a club, but not as a guild of "special people".

miguelrochefort 9y ago

> it does not take much to become a member beside being in the top 2%...

mgkimsal 9y ago
Yep. I don't think the OP really gets what mensa is or what it takes to become a member (whether s/he is a member or not). I don't think it 'screams' anything, although many insecure folks might take it that way. A basketball player would probably list their height on their stats/resume - it's a validated, measurable aspect of their biology. IQ tests are as well, and mensa membership is one signal of that measure. It doesn't mean that you will definitely be a total success at any job requiring brainpower, but it's certainly an indicator. People might read a lot more in to it than you intend, but... you can't anticipate every possible objection anyone might have and just leave parts of your life off. If you put a certain school down, people might think it "screams" that you're some sort of elitist, for example. Do you leave that off? It's harder to get in to mensa that it is to get in to most universities.
- owebmaster 9y ago
  > IQ tests are as well, and mensa membership is one signal of that measure. Your motivation to go to a small club with alleged higher intelligence might also be a signal and one that a lot of recruiters/companies dislike.
- paulcole 9y ago
  >I don't think it 'screams' anything, although many insecure folks might take it that way. Then you better not put it on your resume.
- seanwilson 9y ago
  > A basketball player would probably list their height on their stats/resume People list stats that are relevant to the job they're applying for. Why would a Mensa membership be relevant? Members of Mensa are known to be better programmers? If not, putting it down as if you think it is relevant somehow can give a bad impression. > People might read a lot more in to it than you intend, but... you can't anticipate every possible objection anyone might have and just leave parts of your life off. When you know about a common objection in advance it's not a smart thing to do...
- fergie 9y ago
  A professional basketball player earns entry to a guild of high ability players after a lifetime of competing against their peers. Since they must continually prove their worth in a public arena, and they are competing against such a high percentage of the population (everybody who wants to be a pro), their status is validated. If Mensa was set up as an open competition which everybody (or at least a majority) participated in, then it would have more credibility. At the moment most people are fine with the idea of Mensa as a club, but not as a guild of "special people".