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Hi! I had a good time reading your article. I could relate to it so much even though I've never been an employee/interviewer. Some of the good-looking employees that I met are well, they do lack skills. but not all of them, I do remember when I am still doing to school too, Some of the kids who wears face powders and lip gloss are well I can say they are a little well, slow for they are relying on the kids who do not care about their looks when it comes to quizzes and exams.

I have also had the opportunity to be in the human resources office in the psychology area, to do the initial interview, for personnel that would work in an oil refinery. As you will see, for that job, which was of great industrial security, personal appearance was not taken into account, but the body weight and sex of the hired person. For such a delicate job that required climbing huge tanks, if they were fat or women (because of the danger of pregnancy) they were not selected. I enjoyed reading your article. Thanks for sharing.

Sa mga food and restaurant nag h-hire sila ng pogi at magaganda para laging may bumabalik na customers. I don't know rin po, If I am the employer syempre yung may skills at yung hardworking na karapat dapat.

I have never been in a job interview and not exposed in professional job yet I know na marami po talagang ganitong pumapalakad. Pag maganda yung babae kukunin agad Pag masexy hired na agad Pag pogi yung lalake ganun NExt na Nila iniisip yung skills at knowledge ng isang tol

My beautiful and great friend, what an interesting topic you share.

Unfortunately, we are in a century where a pretty face can do more than a mind full of qualities, virtues, and knowledge. Many companies prefer to have an ignorant but physically attractive staff, then a skilled, creative, intelligent, prepared, but with a normal physique. It is a sad reality that the world is living today, that is why we then see how these same companies look for those people they consider "ugly" to do the job of the "pretty".

The truth I think that nobody can be denigrated or excluded because of their physique, the skills, qualities, knowledge, and/or profession are worth more than a pretty face.

Madam ganito sa pinas talaga, ung mga nkapaskil na qualifications palagi nlng with pleasing personality, hahah! Pero sa ibang bansa nmn hindi ganyan eh..

part ako ang HR team and mostly hindi kami sa looks tumitingin kundi sa capability nang employee applying for a specific position

Pleasing personality kasi daw dapat :D Para sa akin advantage sya sa isang business/company, but nagiging dahilan din siya ng discrimination for others

If I would be an interviewer, I would look for someone with good work attitude, kahit na kulang ang skills niya. Kasi those people are fast and eager to learn. They are also easy to get with. Hindi na kailangan ang looks.

Hahaha same sa orientation. I need to wear panlabas clothes at least for the Parents-Teachers zoom meeting.

I wish you were the recruiter who interviewed me years ago hahaha I remember I was applying for bank officer position. I was confident I will be getting the job but for some reason they never contacted me again. I can say that I was not that good looking (I applied days after graduating from college). The interviewer asked me to stand up when she saw that my height is 5'. She looked at me from head to toe then she just said that they will just text me. Not really sure if that is the reason though hahaha I have moved on. But I agree that as long as it does not affect your productivity as an employee, someone's look should not be an issue.

I enjoyed your article. Truly no body should be employed based on looks alone , but you as a job seeker , don't look too shabby too. Dressing well and neatly is attractive, looking beautiful does not make you attractive ,if you are scattered physically. you don't have to look expensive but look at least presentable, what matters most in all is your ability but don't forgo your appearance, comb your hair, press your clothe, clean your shoes, simple but important. I hope your online meeting went well?💕

Ay naku totoo yan, mostly talaga dito sa Pinas eh may advantage yun magaganda at sexy eh. Bakit kaya ano? Tapos kahit skilled ka pero di maganda eh pag iispan ka pa kung ihahire ka.

Pero if ako ng employer, Siempre yun skilled ang pipiliin ko, bonus na lang kung maganda appearance di ba..

I think that I would pick an employee depends on their abilities. For instance, we are looking for a sale representative, we couldn't even hire a person who have a lack of confidence even he's handsome. Ganon lang po haha

Kadalasan sa appearance ngba base ang employer mostly working abroad as kasambahay. Proven na sa mga amo qo,pinipili nila ung may hitsura at bata,di nila naisip na dpt don cla ngbabase sa experience nong tao hnd sa edad o hitsura

This is so true. Sa BPO industry ganito mang trip yung mga nasa recruitment. Hays.

I think di naman dapat talaga binabase sa looks ang pag hire unless model or being a representative yung line of work. Mas okay pa rin na nabackground check at sa interview yung basis, baka naman po may chance for that person to get skilled. Only in the Philippines daw yung ganyang way of hiring haha.

Sarap sa ears nung title 😅 hahah Pero sana yung ibang naghihire wag silang bumase sa looks ng tao. Dapat sa kung anong kayang gawin nung aplikante . Yung pagpupursigi at matiyaga sa trabaho.🥰 skl.haha

I hope all employers can realize these things. Skills matter over Beauty. And nothing can change that.

This is sadly true. Looks has been the basis for employment for some. But the true well-reputed company would look beyond beauty and search for what is inside. Skills matter after all.

Mahirap talaga i deny ang bagay nato dito sa bansa natin hindi man lahat pero marami talaga na mas kinoconsider ang may looks eh, liban na lng sa financial at legal institutions kc utak talaga kelangan hindi ganda.

Most that applied in our company are good looking and they are now resigned. I think having a pleasing personality is one of their basis as I observe, but they cannot handle the stress the job gives so they quit. In my company, on sales department, having a good look is a plus factor but unfortunately they cannot stay for long because of pressure.

It's been proven over and over again that hiring is skewed towards the favorable. Better looking, taller, certain races, etc,etc. It's a cliche but we do judge a book by its cover. But the person being hired based on any of the above may have a tough time surviving without the qualified skills. The good looks, being taller, etc can only get them so far. I used to work for a company that has very precise hiring processes. There are tests and the results carry the hiring weight. I believe this is the best hiring process. It takes away the human emotion and prejudice away from the decision process.

School starts for the kid! Mom will put on learning coach's hat. Fun fights ahead hahahahha...

I haven't tried being in the position of hiring someone. Thank God. must be a headache.

Anyway, as a bystander, lols, I could say that so far they did good in hiring qualified candidates - skills and attitude.. charm is a plus, good looks is a plus plus plus.

But I know of no one who got hired or not hired solely for their looks. Maybe in some other department or industry.. i wonder..

you're wearing glasses... ?

...maybe they did for some positions now that i think about it. I see real good looking people sometimes 😂 but i can say they got skills too. Haha

Not hiring a person even if it meets the qualifications and the skills required because it doesn't have a pleasing appearance or not good looking is kind of discrimination. Nakakalungkot isipin pero ito yung nangyayare sa ibang mga company.

Based on my experience sis, I have worked in a casino and hotel company. Usually the front liners meaning the Front Desk, The VIP's even the Bell Man must be good looking same in the casino the dealers must all be pleasant and good looking. Looks comes first on this kinds of job followed by the wits. When it comes to the back office of course the wits comes first, your achievements, your past experiences followed by how you look. Because we don't want a beautiful very sexy and tall Finance Manager who doesn't know how to handle the Finances of a company. It really all depends on the company depending on the position and the work.

When I became a Manager on a retail company at first I hire good looking ladies and men as our Sales Assistants but later on found that they are so maarte and make away with other fellow SA's also they resign right away. Parang feeling ba nila hindi dito nabelong ang beauty ko.... hahaha. So, then I changed my qualifications. Wits comes first before the face.

Isip kasi ng mg employer pag good-looking though di ganon ka knowledgeable pwede pa i-train. Pero yun tuloy may knowledge na at di ganon ka ganda ang looks nagdadalawang isip pa hays! Pinoy na pinoy ang galawan.

I agree with you. Appearance shouldn't influence decision-making when it comes to a job. Even more, if it's one in which physical appearance doesn't play an important role. But the reality is different, and a good-looking candidate may have poorer grades and still have an advantage against a highly qualified but not-so-good-looking candidate. Luckily my years in the corporate world are over, and now I can go through life looking as I want. LOL

If I will be the employer, I will not hire those only had the looks, I will hire those good applicant in terms of being knowledgeable, organized and has work ethics.

I wouldn't hire a person base on the look but by what the person has in the brain and what he has to offer. Although there are some Job that requires good look,jobs like a receptionist or a waitress,hotel attendant so to attract customers. For me, If I am to hire someone amd the post need a good look person, i will so as to add more profit to the site.

it depends on the job indeed sis..there are jobs which require them to look good...

Nowadays, getting a job is so difficult. Beside this, looks also matter. Inspite of having more qualifications and qualities, you may found yourself jobless because someone topped you just because of good looking face value. This is really disgusting. 🙄

Sana lahat ng manager ganyan ang standards when it comes to hiring an employee sis. Hindi naman kasi pageant ang pagtatrabaho kaya di dapat pagandahan o pagwapuhan.😁

I am not yet in the corporate world but from what I heard from people that I know who is applying for a job, employers often hired their employees because of their looks. Mas pinipili nila yung may pleasing appearance kahit wala naman masyadong alam. Sana kapag nag apply ako soon di ibabase ng employer ko sa looks😅

Sometimes some applicants are being biased when it comes to applying jobs especially in Big companies..It's not only a biased but they are being discriminated. because of their looks, on how they dress and other factors. Here in the Ph. A lot of caseslike this.

Yes sis dapat ito yung i implement ng mga companies regarding hiring an applicant. Mas importante parin ang skill over looks. Para din sa ika success ng company..

Good evening sis..❤️

It should always be character over personality but depende po sa job. Sadly yung HR sa Philippines masyadong "by the book" sila, kahit wala silang mahire di pa rin nila hinahire yung may mga potential.

When I was in-charged of hiring a team member, I usually hire them based on their skills, qualifications and how well they sell themselves.

Yes back then when I was still in teaching line I do join my Ogas to interview new staff and some your mentioned point is what we consider in employing newbies

This so called worlds want good looking peoples and it's so unfair with those who spend their whole life for qualifications and skills but they do hustle finding a good job

I served 2years of my life being a waiter and I can't forget once they called me I'll not be able to work 2days with them coz my age and height wasn't good but i worked their for 2years and slapped on their faces who see these things!

I liked reading this. I strongly believe that looks should matter less than your actual work ability and capacities when hiring a person. Most people unintentionally hire people based on their countenance because of their implicit beauty bias. That's another way to look at it too. Really interesting read

It's just so unfair that looks are more considered than skills. We also have that in here. Especially for women. Those who they called pretty, can get the high chance for the job. I don't like it. Pretty face doesn't assure us great mindset.

'Twas the best line I ever heard back in 2019. It's not easy to pass the interview and get hired, that is why when I got in, I did my best up until now.

Btw, good luck with your orientation tomorrow. Ours had finished last week. Tomorrow is our first day to have formal classes. I'm so excited to meet my pupils ☺

I agree with you there, it depends on what kind of job. Pero dito sa atin, required ata sa lahat yung physical looks, not sure though these days.

I wish all employers would think like you, but some ignorant ones doesn't think that way I guess, especially knowing how some of my seniors are still struggling to find a job even though their achievements are really good.

Unfortunately it is looks that matter now a days. But if employer needs work then he/she probably gonna choose skills over look.

Everything you mention in your article is important, the appearance and the qualities or skills.

looks matter a little. It's a job not a showbiz career char. So although someone isn't that good looking but has the capability and qualifications then s/he should be hired. Ahahaha if I'm not that good looking (well, i am not)hahaha dadaanin ko na lang sa presentability

I hope you don't blur youself while attending online class like you did here hahaha.. Sis, you have such a beautiful face, please post it <3

If I would be an employer, I would hire applicants based on their skills and capacities and not because they are good-looking people. And yesss ate, you must ready for tomorrow's event 😍💗

Skills over looks ako sis. Aanhin ang ganda kung hndi naman ikakaunlad ng kompanya 🤣🤣

Its simple, the intelligent and experienced ones should learn to look good too. It all has to do with dressing and display of confidence. Equation balanced. 🤪

For the first sets of Questions my answer will be "No" . I haven't and i cannot employ someone based on looks. However, if the second sets of questions are toss at me , my answer would be "Yes"... some position needs the look more than brain.

As much as it put food on the table, no job should be relegated. I bet you some waitresses earn higher than some professionals, so why won't I accept the job that would turn my life around?