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• ian commented on Attractiveness Bias
  I feel as though attractiveness is only key in the hiring for certain jobs. Jobs that have a high amount of public interaction, usually seem to seek more attractive employees. On the other hand, jobs that tend to be more private seem to focus more on the actual required skill....
• lyles005 commented on Attractiveness Bias
  This is a interesting topic to talk about. I never really thought of this that much, but after reading this i realize this does happen all the time and everywhere. Everyone is always so worried about how they look and worry about how attractive they are. I think that today attractiveness is the most important feature that people look at and i think that is pretty bad. You can't judge a book by its cover, they are a lot of other traits a person can have that make them good for the job or evening for dating....
• peng0233 commented on Attractiveness Bias
  Thanks for bringing up the facts about the attractiveness bias going on in the job market, they show much unfairnes and should be put a stop to. I'm particularly interested in your example about the working field that is dominant by one gender. I guess one explanation for the fact that an attractive woman is less likely to get a job in the engineering field is the common bias that attractive women are not smart enough to do these kinds of jobs, care too much about their appearance and tend to distracter others....
• zimme578 commented on Attractiveness Bias
  In my experience knowledge and experience is what gives you the ability to get a job. I cant deny that having a good "appearance" can increase your likelihood beating out other individuals who may be just as qualified as you are....
• zimme578 commented on Autism Speaks
  I have to disagree. Some forms of autism are relatively unnoticeable, but for a majority of people affected by it there abilities to function in a manner deemed "normal" is inhibited to a degree that at the very least is noticeable, and therefore affects there life in some way....