Does Attractiveness Get You Further?

[Still BLUTANG]

1. Do you think where you are in life professionally and otherwise has been significantly affected by your looks?
not really, i am a female in a female-dominated profession. Its been to my advantage that i entered the field immediately after graduation so i am YOUNG, but my looks have been a help or hindrance.

2. Do you think it is commonplace for potential employers to view looks just as if not more important than experience?
I think it depends on the field/industry. My last position was with a membership-driven nonprofit. Everyone that worked in a public position was young, outgoing, friendly and cute. Even the older people were stunners. However, looks didn't matter with the behind-the-scenes staff. I KNOW i was sent to conferences and other events to serve as the "face" of my department because i was young AND minority. Again, not sure if in MY case it was looks per se, but...

3. On the other had do you thind being to beautiful is a curse? That one may not be taken seriously for a job or socially treated poorly beacause a person is too pretty?
I think if someone values or devalues someone based on appearance then it's the OTHER person's hangup. Not the "pretty" person's issue. Pretty people are often treated differently but that's not because they think they're too pretty for this or that. The people around them place standards and expectations of behavior on them (she can't be smart, I knew she was going to be stuck up, yadda yadda yadda...)