Blog 2 - Does Emotional Intelligence Mean Anything?

In class the other day we were required to fill out a survey pertaining to emotional intelligence.(for those that are curious: http://www.queendom.com/tests/access_page/index.htm?idRegTest=1121) Basically emotional intelligence is the ability to identify, assess, and manage the emotions of one's self, of others, and of groups. You take this test and the end result is it telling you how socially award you are. I might sound a bit bitter when describing this, and that's because I am, I took the tests and didn't like the results it presented to me. The tested told me that I was "below average", now thinking back on my past experiences, I've experienced some low lows and some high highs and I personally think that I can handle anything short of the apocalypse. Now I understand how knowing one self is very important and how you handle social situations is also very important when attempting to train someone in a new technology or teaching them new software. I was given a set of similar questions during a job interview and the difference between the two quizzes was that I was able to explain in my own words the answers during the interview. To me It seemed like a lot of the choices you were given seemed forced and not enough options where given. Now the next question I have is how many companies factor in these quizzes when they are looking to hire someone? Would someone with a high IQ score be chosen for a position over someone with a lower score? I really don't see the point in these quizzes unless my judgement in them has been clouded by the anger produced by my meager results, maybe the quiz was correct about me, seeing as I just let an online quiz cause me to go on this rant.