Bias at the workplace
This reading was about how employers are bias on what kind of employee they hire. Most of this article talked about how “beautiful” people would be more likely to be hired for jobs that require interaction. This article also talked about how there are specific personality traits and personality tests that are given to determine what kind of employee to choose.
The whole hiring “beautiful” people for certain jobs didn’t really surpirse me. I feel like that is a common thing. One of my friends recently got hired at a clothing store and whenshe went into an interview they didn’t really care much about her work ethic, they just cared about how much she cared about their clothes and how good she looked in their clothes. Another one of my friends had to fill out a personality test for a job application. It was very easy to tell what answers were the “correct” answer. I feel like anytime a test would be required for a job most will not be honest about how they would react in a situation.
October 17th, 2011 at 1:39 pm
Why do you think job applicants wouldn’t be honest when filling out a test? Are you suggesting that employers put applicants in a scenario and see how that handle the situation (to get a better idea of how they would act on the job)?