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>Higher education is used as a proxy for intelligence by companies who are hiring because they are not allowed to use IQ tests. I think you're wrong about that

• toasterlovin 9y ago
  Your link is to a story about an employer who uses a test which is a proxy for intelligence (they even give the rough equivalency between the test they use and IQ). I think that supports my point that intelligence is one of the more important things employers are looking for. Most employers don’t have the resources to develop a hiring screening test and then certify that it is not discriminatory, so they use educational attainment instead. Another way to approach this is to ask yourself: if not as a proxy for intelligence, then why do some jobs require a college degree?
  • astura 9y ago
    IQ tests used for hiring do exist in the US - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonderlic_test https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonderlic_test
    • fjsolwmv 9y ago
      Yes, and that exact test was the one that is legally fraught: https://www.wonderlic.com/resources/publications/white-paper-wonderlic-assessments-legal-history-issues/ https://www.wonderlic.com/resources/publications/white-paper...
  • danjoc 9y ago
    Still wrong. https://www.hiresuccess.com/blog/is-employment-testing-legal https://www.hiresuccess.com/blog/is-employment-testing-legal >I think that supports my point I didn't say it invalidated your point. I'm trying to draw your attention to a specific area in your statement that is wrong. You can simply say, >Higher education is used as a proxy for intelligence by companies That's enough. Nobody will argue with you about that.