More attractive grads have better chances of getting hired?

[AddisonLawrence03]

online there's this study that claims more attractive/pretty people are more likely to get hired for jobs and are generally more well liked and treated better. does anyone believe this is true? anybody works in the hr department know of any sitautions where nurses got hired because they were pretty/had a symmetrical face?

[Nccity2002, MSN, RN]

...Oh...I am a living proof of that research....

[Amil_]

i think that there is a basis for this study because they wouldn't come out with this thing if it doesn't exist. here is the thing, most people take into larger consideration the physical criterion of a person rather than what he/she can do that could really be an asset. the study about light and sound implies here, "light travel faster than sound."- this is why some people appear bright until you here them speak. but, i know a lot of people who got the job without even having the physical attractiveness, (and that includes me)

[moonlight_tiny]

LOL, I always tell my friends that the only one reason I get hire because I'm cute. LOL, my friends laughed and they say " well!!!".

[jadelpn, LPN, EMT-B]

You all crack me up!! Reminds me of that commercial "don't hate me because I am beautiful..." Love it!!

[Birdbr]

As funny as it sounds, it could definitely be true.

[chicookie, BSN, RN]

You know what? I don't doubt that looks play a role in hiring. However, I have been testing a theory. I have glasses that I sometimes wear to see far distances, my vision is good without them, so I hardly wear them. Well whenever I wear them to interviews, the interview goes much better and I end up getting the job! When I don't wear my glasses, I haven't ever gotten a job.

I wonder if employers think that glasses=smarter, more docile, more reliable, thus more hirable. So maybe it's not attractiveness but something else.

So what I got from is this is if I dress like a hot librarian type I would do better in my interviews. ......I can do that.

[klone, MSN, RN]

online there's this study that claims more attractive/pretty people are more likely to get hired for jobs and are generally more well liked and treated better. does anyone believe this is true? anybody works in the hr department know of any sitautions where nurses got hired because they were pretty/had a symmetrical face?

I don't think people consciously think to themselves "She's pretty. Let's hire her." It's an unconscious/subconscious thing, just like subtle racism is often subconscious. Yes, I do believe it's true. I also think there is subconscious discrimination in hiring if one is obese. In fact, there have been a lot of studies on it, and people who are more attractive and not obese do tend to have more opportunities in the workforce.

[wldcard]

HAHA funny enough a couple years ago there was a poster bragging about how good looking she was and how she includes a head shot on her resume. She was complaining though that nursing is full of fat ugly people and how hard it is for her because of how beautiful she is.

And it was serious?

[wldcard]

Its so funny that you said that because I came across an ad for a job posting that litterally asked for the most recent picture of the applicant lol

I would have totally applied... and my headshot would have been Brad Pitt or Peter Griffin.

[wldcard]

You know what? I don't doubt that looks play a role in hiring. However, I have been testing a theory. I have glasses that I sometimes wear to see far distances, my vision is good without them, so I hardly wear them. Well whenever I wear them to interviews, the interview goes much better and I end up getting the job! When I don't wear my glasses, I haven't ever gotten a job.

I wonder if employers think that glasses=smarter, more docile, more reliable, thus more hirable. So maybe it's not attractiveness but something else.

Actually I would have to agree that it does not play a CONCIOUS part in decision making. However, most of the studies give credence to the theory that there is a definate subconcious link between looks and hiring practices. This seems to only be a generality though and usually on in cases where the two contenders for a position are neck and neck on all other attributes. It sucks but it does still work.

Oh and they find that a male screener is far more likely to hire an attractive female candidate then an equally qualified male candidate. The same can be said in reverse. Again, generalities at best but there is a correlation.

[wldcard]

So what I got from is this is if I dress like a hot librarian type I would do better in my interviews. ......I can do that.

Or a kindergarden teacher.

[wldcard]

I don't think people consciously think to themselves "She's pretty. Let's hire her." It's an unconscious/subconscious thing, just like subtle racism is often subconscious. Yes, I do believe it's true. I also think there is subconscious discrimination in hiring if one is obese. In fact, there have been a lot of studies on it, and people who are more attractive and not obese do tend to have more opportunities in the workforce.

I agree totally. But I get around that obese thing with my witty charm and sense of humor. If that fails I can always bug the crap out of them until they hire me so I leave them alone. If you find yourself saying "PFFFT.... that wouldnt work," think again.

A good rule of thumb for interviews is to dazzle them with your brilliance, entertain them with your sense of humor, or baffle them with your BS... all valid tactics. A combination of all three works quite well I have found.