Testing for competence instead of intelligence - this title by David McClelland represents a sharp critique of the thesis of "innate" intelligence, which cements social inequalities through psychological means, at the beginning of the 1970s. Since then, the concept of competence has become a bestseller in a psychological industry that indiscriminately attributes personal happiness, social security, and professional success to the development of corresponding competencies. The new testing movement sells "competence capital" as a competitive advantage and positions itself as a companion on the path to a "competence society." A critique that responds to this situation with a "yes, but" and hopes to leverage personal development techniques for individual self-realization ultimately just reiterates the marketing promises.