intelligence alone is not enough - many gifted despair in a work world that is not designed for them, most of them are incognito intelligent
A high IQ does not necessarily mean an outstanding career.. . When Chris Langan was discovered in 1999 by the media, worked the "smartest man in America" as a bouncer in a bar with an IQ of - depending on the source - 195 to 210 drop-outs had been well inconspicuous jobs like fireman, cowboy and seasonal farm workers and the building had. After work, he devoted himself to developing his "cognitive-theoretical model of the universe." Meanwhile, Langan owns a horse ranch in Missouri and will support the leading non-profit organization "Mega Foundation", the highly gifted.
hardly explored
Langan career is an extreme example of the gifted to live incognito, their curiosity and extend their careers unremarkable. Generally, people with an IQ of more than 130 as gifted - it is estimated that about two percent of the population meet the criteria for it. In Austria is there for them as children only a few reservoirs. The Sir Karl Popper School in Vienna can accommodate only 48 students per year, plus a school is with gifted classes in Mödling and a planned in Vienna.
is the Popper-school only twelve years old, since there are no long-graduate research to determine what became of the talented children. "We see ourselves, of course, where they study what they study and whether they are satisfied," said director Edwin Scheiber. Result: "They look for challenging, higher positions, whether now or in the social sector in the economy." International has researched the relationship between talent and careers several times.
Serious Start
have gifted it easier when you start your career? Not necessarily, it is believed Gerlinde salvation. She is on the board of Mensa Austria for intelligence support, testing and educational information responsibly and says: "The difference between gifted and ordinary people is as great as between the latter and people with Down syndrome." Accordingly, they are worn out as graduates of a school system that is designed for people with other needs.
"Everyone responds individually, but there are some drawers." The type "Underachiever" is about after years of "geek" calls on it came, it's cool to stroll. He need ten years for study - not for the career creation. Another wants to back up quickly and soon encounters problems. "For example, if the enrollment period for trainees three months for something for which you would need three hours. And if you raise over authorities must respect that you think is stupid."
A graduate of the Popper-school selected as the Paracelsus University, Salzburg, in order to be able to quickly study medicine, Scheiber says. Now she is exasperated by the compulsory attendance and the inability to pull ahead faster than the rest of the class. A third type requires repeated new challenges completes three or four studies and starved than three times the academics - or constantly changing the job.
IQ undercover
most common is that they are incognito. Only a few are special as even write in your resume. Too bad, says Heil. This may well mean for companies and employees is a win-win situation. For example, gifted students in the task forces are a bargain in which they are working meticulously to network and solve problems without too much attention to rules or control from the outside have. Not used as much as they are often in teams, or even as a team leader.
gifted in turn lead to better realize that they, for their to achieve a dream destination, like it or not do things that they do not demand and interest. "They should not punish themselves with their own career and wish to choose something just because it sounds cool and modern," warns salvation.
Source: http://www.wirtschaftsblatt.at/home/service/karriere/kampf-mit-dem-iq-es-gibt-schubladen-444626/index.do
