Is Being Good-Looking Enough To Land Your Dream Job? Maybe — And Maybe Not
From Cambridge, UK: While many people believe that physical attractiveness should play no role in whether someone is interviewed or offered a job, scholars have for decades looked at this link – with conflicting results. Research co-authored by Professor Christopher Marquis of Cambridge Judge Business School helps to resolve such contradictions. The findings forthcoming in the American Journal of Sociology show there is a remarkable similarity in both locations – that the effects of attractiveness depends on consistency with other status characteristics, most notably educationa...