Do looks affect your likelihood of being hired?

[Vinny536]

confidence is way more important on an interview than anything else. I'll occasionally take practice interviews with companies i have no interest in just to stay sharp and see what works.

Honestly, i have found that when i wear a shirt & tie i get offered less money. The most i was ever offered was in an interview i didn't shave for, wore an untucked polo shirt and shorts. I sat down and sold my presentation with confidence. I answered the interviewers questions before they had a chance to ask them (also a good reason to take practice interviews). I finished my yapping and asked if she had any questions, she said "no, you covered that very well". I then asked "can i see my workspace" before they offered anything. She walked me to the office that would have been mine, and offered me $10k a year over my current employer. It was hard to turn that down.

[crbcrbrgv]

Originally Posted by Fnix

Physical attractiveness can have real effects. A survey conducted by London Guildhall University of 11,000 people showed that those who subjectively describe themselves as physically attractive earn more income than others who would describe themselves as less attractive.[36] People who described themselves as less attractive earned, on average, 13% less than those who described themselves as more attractive, while the penalty for being overweight was around 5%. Another study indicated that physical attractiveness in men plays an even larger role for salary than it does for women, contributing as much as 40% to earnings. It is thought that these figures are similar around most of Europe, including France, Germany and Spain. It is important to note that other factors such as self-confidence may explain or influence these findings as they are based on self-reported attractiveness as opposed to any sort of objective criteria; however, as one's self-confidence and self-esteem are largely learned from how one is regarded by their peers while maturing, even these considerations would suggest a significant role for physical appearance.

This makes it seem that physical appearance is less the issue and confidence is more the issue.

[Ripleyrose]

Hey Josh,

Braces good.

Grille bad.

You'll do great.