distinctions re intelligence

[kaigou]

Saving this for later use, rather than keep the tabs open for any longer:

Knowledge is the fact or condition of knowing something with familiarity and is often gained through experience or association. In other words, it's what you already know.

Intelligence is the ability to learn or understand or deal with new or trying situations. In other words, it's the ability to successfully apply your knowledge.

Comments

[kaigou]

The corporate world definitely values knowledge over intelligence; it's a lot easier to measure knowledge, after all. Just ask for proof-of-graduation, of credentials, of various other fact-heavy classes or training. And that certainly gets you knowledgeable people, but it doesn't mean they'll know how to solve anything with that knowledge. As someone who's never been the most knowledgeable in the room -- but is almost always the most intelligent -- I can assure you, if you can fake knowledge -- or cram it into your head, enough to check off the boxes -- do so. It will probably always be valued a great deal more than any problem-solving skills, and in fact, will often credited by most employers as the source of your intelligence/problem-solving.

That is to say: most employers are woefully un-knowledgeable about knowledge vs intelligence... and rather than combat it, learn from me and do what you can to fake it. Easier, in the long run.