Should You Hire the More Beautiful Candidate? Ask an Economist

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  darinp01/04/08 Report as spam
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  Sex Sells

  You can report the findings from research at the University of New Mexico and the University of Texas as disappointing, but it should not come as a surprise to anyone. Marketing has long held that "sex sells". In some countries (e.g. Chile) it is common practice to put your photograph on your resume. In fact, without a photo your resume will be rejected. History is also full of stories of people who were born into poverty, but broke free of their class to end up married to a wealthy person. Of course, some of those same stories help us realize that some talents (especially musical ability) can also help you break free of the barriers that often hinder unattractive people. Think of all of the supermodels that married ugly musicians during the 1980's...
  I think you missed the real point from the Economist article because you seemed so focused on your dismay at how superficial we all are. It is not about being superficial - it is about the fact that many beautiful people are actually also very smart people. And you missed the point that beauty comes from being symetrical and from being healthy. We may be in a period of enlightenment in many people's eyes, but we are still animals with instincts. Those instincts can serve you well if you let them guide some of your decisions - even in business.

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  Archana Shrivastava01/04/08 Report as spam
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  RE: Should You Hire the More Beautiful Candidate? Ask an Economist

  Good loks are certainly the key requirements in certain jobs but not all. Beauty is a very personal perception and as such varies frm person to person . Hiring of candidated should be based on proper job evaluation and rational assesment of the candidate.

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  smwilliams198601/22/08 Report as spam
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  RE: Should You Hire the More Beautiful Candidate? Ask an Economist

  This is a neverending topic, but a person should be hired on qualifications and qualifications alone. Often the "beautiful people" are penalized for their attributes by the not so "fortunate"... when the do have the qualifications! This ugly battle (pun intended) rears itself all to often for women in the workplace and has often caused much heartache and outcasting for the women who possess beauty & brains. If there is a solution to this would BNT please post it!!! I've never read or heard about the correct solution!