More attractive grads have better chances of getting hired?

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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?

Specializes in Med/Surg, Academics.
Being female and attractive while having perks has an equal disadvantage, you have to work harder to prove yourself and be taken seriously.

I disagree in part. The disadvantage and need to prove oneself (imagined or real) happens when a female is jaw-dropping gorgeous, not merely "attractive."

I have one young-ish friend in particular that is absolutely stunning, and she's self-conscious about it. It really does affect how she acts in certain situations, especially professional ones; she doesn't say anything because it makes her shy. I told her that if she continues to clam up when she feels people are judging her on her looks, she'll never be able to prove that she also has considerable intelligence, which leads her to assume that people don't like her because of her looks. A gorgeous girl who never speaks and is aloof as a coping mechanism = a snooty B in most people's minds. (BTW, my friend is a real sweetheart, and I adore her.)

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Wow, as I'm typing this, I think I can understand some of the individuals who say, "She hates me because I'm so good-looking." It's a perfect storm of miscommunication and misinterpretation that occurs because the gorgeous girl is self-conscious of her looks to begin with. Not unlike the self-conscious, unattractive girl who thinks no one likes her because she's ugly. This may not apply to all people who say that--some of them may really be snooty B's--but it certainly does with my friend.

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Specializes in Critical Care Hopeful.
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Will not look this up again :D....the results from 'man with a toddler in his pants' were very disturbing ......

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LOL nice

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Specializes in ED, ICU, PSYCH, PP, CEN.

I'm overweight by 25 lbs, and not pretty and I just got a job. But I am not a new grad either.

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Specializes in ICU, MS & Case management.

hmm, for many jobs in the bar/sales/advertisement this is probably true. I don't think it's that true for nursing. As long as you are well groomed and look healthy.

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Oh God! Guess I have to put down my chocolate covered almonds!

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Specializes in Emergency Dept. Trauma. Pediatrics.
Oh God! Guess I have to put down my chocolate covered almonds!

Probably just the almonds are OK, just only a few. Gotta look hot for that job. :p

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Specializes in Ambulatory Care, Case Manager.

I think proof of that will be if you look around and check your co-workers; especially the young ones. How many of them would you consider to be good looking?

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Hehe, i was just thinking. When I started my current job, the unit I used to work on had soooo many pretty young girls. I felt so ugly in comparison. Like I was there to drop the pretty average down to normal.

I also had really pretty fellow students in nursing school. My little sisters came with me to a party we had, and one actually said, "Are your classmates all models?" :p

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Im thinking about adding Esquire to the end of my name. :uhoh3::lol2:

Are you a lawyer? I wonder if that would make you more attractive to a hospital's human resources dept. when applying for nursing position.

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