Economists have long drawn attention to the fact that it is easier for visually attractive people to get a job, and they are paid more even where external data is not related to the performance of official duties.
Economists have long drawn attention to the fact that it is easier for visually attractive people to get a job, and they are paid more even where external data is not related to the performance of official duties. Psychologists Markus Mobius (Markus Mobius) from Harvard University and Tanya Rosenblat (Tanya Rosenblat) from Wesleyan University (USA) investigated this phenomenon. They asked employers how they assessed job applicants. It turned out that in all cases – when meeting in person or looking at a photo – outwardly more attractive applicants were unconsciously attributed high productivity, although the results of their test work did not differ from others. Psychologists believe that 20% of this effect is due to the fact that outwardly attractive people themselves are more confident in themselves and their abilities, and the rest is distributed equally between impressions of how they speak and how they carry themselves. So they are met in the labor market in many ways really “by clothes”.