I am in full agreement with the above-mentioned statement. In today's scenario, "beauty with brains" is a common phrase that is required to excel in your career. In today's context, individuals who possess both qualities are advancing compared to others.
My suggestion is that nowadays people are focusing more on their personality and conducting self-introspection to identify areas where they may be lacking. This exercise helps in pinpointing the fundamental areas that need improvement.
Some basic requirements to excel in your career are:
1. Smartness
2. Confidence Level
3. Diplomacy
4. Emotional Intelligence
5. Empathy
Regards,
Roopal
Hi friends, I would like to know your opinion on the same... what do you think??
If you believe that intelligence is the key to career progression, here's a new insight: good looks coupled with a dash of smartness can assist individuals in securing a job and achieving their desired income. A new research study suggests that attractiveness, along with confidence, might help job seekers stand out to potential employers.
"Little is known about why there are income disparities between the good-looking and the not-so-good-looking," stated the study's lead author, Timothy Judge, PhD, of the University of Florida. "We've found that, even when considering intelligence, a person's self-worth is influenced by their attractiveness, which subsequently leads to higher earnings," she added.
To arrive at this conclusion, the research team analyzed data from the Harvard Study of Health and Life Quality, a national longitudinal study. The findings were published in the May issue of the Journal of Applied Psychology by the American Psychological Association.
The study involved 191 men and women aged between 25 and 75 who were interviewed three times six months apart starting in 1995. Participants provided information on their household income, education, financial stresses, and satisfaction with their achievements. They also underwent various intelligence and cognitive tests and had their pictures taken. Different members of the research team rated each person's attractiveness relative to their age and gender.
Source: [Beauty & brains your key to success-ET Slide Shows-Features-The Economic Times](http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/quickiearticleshow/4536852.cms)
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8My suggestion is that nowadays people are focusing more on their personality and conducting self-introspection to identify areas where they may be lacking. This exercise helps in pinpointing the fundamental areas that need improvement.
Some basic requirements to excel in your career are:
1. Smartness
2. Confidence Level
3. Diplomacy
4. Emotional Intelligence
5. Empathy
Regards,
Roopal
Hi friends, I would like to know your opinion on the same... what do you think??
If you believe that intelligence is the key to career progression, here's a new insight: good looks coupled with a dash of smartness can assist individuals in securing a job and achieving their desired income. A new research study suggests that attractiveness, along with confidence, might help job seekers stand out to potential employers.
"Little is known about why there are income disparities between the good-looking and the not-so-good-looking," stated the study's lead author, Timothy Judge, PhD, of the University of Florida. "We've found that, even when considering intelligence, a person's self-worth is influenced by their attractiveness, which subsequently leads to higher earnings," she added.
To arrive at this conclusion, the research team analyzed data from the Harvard Study of Health and Life Quality, a national longitudinal study. The findings were published in the May issue of the Journal of Applied Psychology by the American Psychological Association.
The study involved 191 men and women aged between 25 and 75 who were interviewed three times six months apart starting in 1995. Participants provided information on their household income, education, financial stresses, and satisfaction with their achievements. They also underwent various intelligence and cognitive tests and had their pictures taken. Different members of the research team rated each person's attractiveness relative to their age and gender.
Source: [Beauty & brains your key to success-ET Slide Shows-Features-The Economic Times](http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/quickiearticleshow/4536852.cms)
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Hi Nagaraja,
You are right. But the examples you quoted are wrong. Mother Teresa was a socialist and Narayana Murthy is an entrepreneur. He was not supposed to face the market himself and use his looks and personality to flatter the customers. His software would do the talking.
While in the case of Mother Teresa, how many of us know that she became popular only in the last decade of her socialism? She was obviously not good looking by that time. And if it is considered that she was gorgeous during her younger ages, then the question arises, why didn't she gain accomplishments during that time?
There are no obvious answers to this, but then looks are really industry-oriented job roles. As I mentioned in the earlier note, we won't like an air hostess who is ugly or plump! So in that case, we would generally prefer good-looking crew members.
This topic changes its shape when you go into telephonic selling. I had worked part-time for a BPO and was the highest-selling executive there. Now, the customers took it implied that the voice reflects the personality, and they thought I might be good-looking.
They bought things just because they loved my voice.
There are certain things that are best left untouched.
From India, Madurai
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You are right. But the examples you quoted are wrong. Mother Teresa was a socialist and Narayana Murthy is an entrepreneur. He was not supposed to face the market himself and use his looks and personality to flatter the customers. His software would do the talking.
While in the case of Mother Teresa, how many of us know that she became popular only in the last decade of her socialism? She was obviously not good looking by that time. And if it is considered that she was gorgeous during her younger ages, then the question arises, why didn't she gain accomplishments during that time?
There are no obvious answers to this, but then looks are really industry-oriented job roles. As I mentioned in the earlier note, we won't like an air hostess who is ugly or plump! So in that case, we would generally prefer good-looking crew members.
This topic changes its shape when you go into telephonic selling. I had worked part-time for a BPO and was the highest-selling executive there. Now, the customers took it implied that the voice reflects the personality, and they thought I might be good-looking.
They bought things just because they loved my voice.
There are certain things that are best left untouched.
From India, Madurai
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Hi Sam,
Thanks for your response. Ah... you are partially right in saying my examples are wrong. Well, at the initial stages, how did N. Murthy get his clients? Through his intelligence? Or his simplicity? Or his looks? Or what? Here, the field (socialism) is not unimportant. When you have public contact, what is your USP that is important? It is very difficult to single out one issue. You mentioned air hostesses. Is it not our own creation of culture, centuries back, that defined beauty, etc.? We are already programmed to all these aspects. One question, good looks of air hostesses, again, differ from country to country, culture to culture, and again, it is perceptive. Air hostesses of Africa or America may not look gorgeous in other countries. Ultimately, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. Today's beauty may be ugly tomorrow when you change your priorities, necessities, expectations, wants, needs, desires...
Well, the subject is such that the argument continues.
Thanks again
From India
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Thanks for your response. Ah... you are partially right in saying my examples are wrong. Well, at the initial stages, how did N. Murthy get his clients? Through his intelligence? Or his simplicity? Or his looks? Or what? Here, the field (socialism) is not unimportant. When you have public contact, what is your USP that is important? It is very difficult to single out one issue. You mentioned air hostesses. Is it not our own creation of culture, centuries back, that defined beauty, etc.? We are already programmed to all these aspects. One question, good looks of air hostesses, again, differ from country to country, culture to culture, and again, it is perceptive. Air hostesses of Africa or America may not look gorgeous in other countries. Ultimately, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. Today's beauty may be ugly tomorrow when you change your priorities, necessities, expectations, wants, needs, desires...
Well, the subject is such that the argument continues.
Thanks again
From India
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