TAG's Real World Insight » Critical Thinking http://blog.theascendancegroup.org Offering students an unfair career advantage Sat, 19 Jun 2010 01:07:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Can IQ Predict Career Success? http://blog.theascendancegroup.org/post/can-iq-predict-career-success/ http://blog.theascendancegroup.org/post/can-iq-predict-career-success/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:37:29 +0000 Jonathan Hilley http://blog.theascendancegroup.org/?p=965 According to the latest research, IQ accounts for what portion of career success?

A. 50 to 60 percent

B. 35 to 45 percent

C. 23 to 29 percent

D. 15 to 20 percent

E. Less than 10 percent

The answer may shock you.

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The answer: between 4 and 10 percent. According to Daniel Goleman, IQ can influence the profession one enters. My IQ, for instance, is way too low for a career in astrophysics. But within a profession, IQ matters relatively little.

So, what does matter when it comes to predicting career success? Let me know your thoughts in the comments!

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