<p>My mom works in HR. Says she was interviewing 2 candidates for a job, both were in their mid 20s. She said the one was very handsome, but didn’t quite have the same credentials as the other candidate. However, the other candidate is balding horribly, like hair only on his sides, and she said the shine coming off of his bald head was all she could focus on when trying to interview the poor fella. She took the first candidate.</p>
<p>Yes ugly people get no job…</p>
<p>If a George Costanza-like figure walked in for a job interview he’d be given a “No Job for You!”</p>
<p>It’s fairly common knowledge that JFK won the Presidential Election over Nixon because it was the first election to have debates on TV, and JFK was obviously better looking than poor old Nixon.</p>
<p>They surveyed people that watched TV who they thought won the debate: it was a landslide in JFK’s favor.</p>
<p>They surveyed people that listened to the debate on the radio: most thought Nixon had won.</p>
<p>If TV had come along a decade later, who knows where this country would be right now?</p>
<p>^ Very true. Also, no bald president since Eisenhower. Though Ford and Nixon had a little balding going on.</p>
<p>Yea, but the reality is that a huge part of attractiveness isn’t really physical at all. Of course, having natural beauty helps, but how many people out there are born with true natural beauty? I would say not a large percentage of the population, especially for borkworm types who are more likely to get college degrees with GPAs decent enough to compete for good jobs. </p>
<p>An average looking joe can make himself appear very attractive simply by how he carries himself. Examples of this are all over the place, especially in pop culture.</p>
<p>what uskoolfish said so artfully - post no. 6!
I cannot stress enough how true this is. </p>
<p>So don’t worry about it - just make sure you have a good haircut, are clean, healthy, and nicely dressed - and then try to <em>connect</em> with people in the best way that YOU can. Maybe you are funny, maybe you are a profound guy, are gentle & sweet, are brave, have foresight - whatever it is, be charming in your own unique way. :)</p>
<p>From my experience, yes. HR managers are predominantly women and women are predominantly shallow and fickle. I’m 6’2", ~180 lbs. and consider myself attractive, but those HR women WILL find something on you during an interview or just by taking one look at you. Shoes not shined (and I mean SHINED)? They make a note of it. Politely turn down some coffee or water? They make note of it. See where I’m going with this?</p>
<p>In my experience, HR managers (aka “Vice President of Staffing,” aka “Executive blah blah”) are some higher-up’s daughter or wife. One word: nepotism. There are exceptions, however, but I have yet to encounter one.</p>
<p>For those that keep saying that attractivesness has lil to do with physical looks and that it won’t effect job lookout needs to open their eyes. Business is based on the premise of working with others (clients, managers, colleagues) and an attractive look and strong confidence level (easily achieved from looking good) will help with persuasion and most of the time it will help with overall ability to communicate. Now does that mean it is based on it, of course not. Yet a first impression begins with your appearance, then your personality/credentials. Blow the beginning you can maybe make up with the other parts, though not as easily.</p>
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Lol oic.
Yeah, I wouldn’t hire you either.</p>
<p>Nobody’s perfect</p>
<p>IMO looks can be substituted by three skills-
- People Skills
- Interview Skills
- (Optional) Acting Skills</p>
<p>Also getting an image consultant would help a lot</p>
<p>What about short men? I mean like 5’6… would that hurt your chances of being hired for a big 4 accounting position for instance?</p>
<p>Al Pacino won the role of Michael Corleone over Robert Deniro, so if he can do it then I’m sure you can.</p>
<p>There are studies that show a positive correlation between height and success, however there is no direct proof of a casaul link between the two. </p>
<p>However, it is well known that women typically prefer tall men, so a tall man probably has an initial advantage, although it’s probably a small one.</p>
<p>5’6 is pretty bad, but if you exude confidence you will be fine.</p>
<p>I’m not going to lie, a really short guy would have problems getting hired by me in SOME situations. I know how my “average height” friends dictate the relationships with my shorter friends…IMO only, they take advantage of their self esteem or know how to irritate their “napoleonic complex.” I would be afraid to let that enter the workplace, more so if they were to deal with clients or in anyway negotiating. I don’t see why it would be a problem for an accountant though…</p>
<p>Hummm well I guess it’s good that I’m short and really damn good looking. If i was ugly and short I would be double screwed!</p>
<p>Derek, because auditing is full of client interaction?</p>
<p>The height won’t matter, unless you are a midget/giant, but what matters is your face/facial structure, and your body shape. By body shape I mean whether you are overweight or not. You muscles won’t matter either, for you won’t lift anything heavier than a pen and a cup of coffee. (or an attractive secretary 
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By the way, I believe it is proven that small people are actually smarter than tall in general.</p>
<p>luv the title of this thread. </p>
<p>umm, Im not the best looking person and i got an internship. but I do know hotties that got good job offers than normal and/or ugly folk. what is really disturbing is when you see not so intelligent hotties getting jobs over very smart average joes+janes.</p>
<p>its all about perception. the interviewer/recruiter is less likely to notice and more likely to forgive social blunders and/or bad interview answers from an attractive person. but if they are really bad…the recruiter/interviewer will notice and not forgive.</p>
<p>Like I said, just my opinion from my own experiences. </p>
<p>I have a very laid back personality, not very vocal unless needed. When I’ve entered school and work groups, I notice smaller guys (5’7’’ and down) will AT FIRST expect me (6’1 or 2’') to grab the reins, so to speak. The same way I would act when working with older or more experienced people. That’s the part that would make me second guess in a first impression…no company wants many professional relationships to start that way.</p>
<p>I would without question think height is much easier to overcome than being ugly though. Plus, smaller guys tend to come off less threatening. In the end, we all have some traits or behaviors or bio that will include certain stigmas in society.</p>