Hiring for looks‚ gives you a boost Marshal Cohen‚ a senior industry analyst with the NPD Group‚ a market research firm believes retailers that hire applicants based on their appearance is the smart thing to do and they see it as necessary. This method is old. Industries such as cocktail waitresses and strippers have always used it. But‚ many companies have taken this approach. Especially‚ retailers. Attractive employees attract customers‚ therefore they get bigger profits. Attractive people also
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Running head: HIRING ON THE BASIS OF LOOKS CASE STUDY Companies that regulate a worker ’s appearance‚ from banning tattoos to mandating makeup‚ are facing a growing risk of lawsuits‚ most employment lawyers assert. Appearance based discrimination lawsuits are being filed more frequently‚ involving everything from eyebrow rings to sexy clothing‚ employment attorneys say. The corporate loose white shirt is in the past‚ more and more‚ people look different and are entering the work force‚ and
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Hiring for profit In the society we live in today‚ where the outside beauty is more important than the inner beauty. Businesses realized how to use that beauty to make a great amount of benefit become quite successful. Attractive and trendy employees will help draw more customers to a specific store and will generate more profit for that company. This is a commonly practiced hiring technique that is not against the law. It might be seen as discrimination in only hiring only certain type of
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which means family‚ a certain race‚ or stature. This does not seem like a bad idea from a far that it is just people hiring family cause they know them‚ and the other reasons because they went to the same school as them or they just feel more comfortable. Though some people think this is fine that they hire whom they want‚ but is not fair and risky especially hiring only family. Hiring family always seems like a good idea because they are always there to help‚ and should not cause any trouble while
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Jesse Zilio Hiring outsiders The article that I will be discussing is called Pros and Cons of Hiring outsiders. This article is all just based on what we discussed in class. In class‚ I recall that this is a very serious decision that managers just make. There are many benefits to hiring from the outside‚ along with many disadvantages. I will start off by discussing the benefits from hiring from the outside. When some companies seem to be stuck in old traditional work places‚ it get boring
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Running head: HIRING FOR SMARTS Hiring For Smarts By Justin Menkes Harvard Business Review Justin Menkes (2005) wrote a thought provoking article in the Harvard Business Review exploring how an I.Q. test can predict the "Star" employees within a company. In the November 2005 article‚ Menkes (2005) further investigate how charisma‚ compassion‚ and social awareness can take an employee only so far. The ability to intellectually think a problem through and reach not only the conclusion‚ but
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Marketing Chapter Five Case Study 5.2 1. How does Look-Look use technology to gain insights on the teen and young adult markets? Lee and Gordon felt the that younger people themselves were not given a very large part in the to play in the market research process‚ even though they were in the best situation to give complete accurate information about youth trends. So they created an internet communication system and enlisted young people to provide up to date information‚ right from them
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consider different methods of hiring and try to create a pool of potential candidates with relevant skill level. There are pros and cons to both internal and external hiring. In the current economic scenario‚ companies look cut costs by hiring within their four walls rather than from the outside. it has been estimated that cost on finding and hiring someone externally is 1.7 times more than internal hiring. Furthermore‚ as per the research 40 to 60 percent of external hiring is unsuccessful as compare
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Preference in Hiring Hospitality Staff Between Bachelor’s Degree and Vocational Course in a Hotel Introduction The hospitality industry is a broad category of fields within the service industry. It comprises a range of businesses which includes lodging‚ restaurants‚ event planning‚ theme parks‚ transportation‚ cruise lines‚ and additional fields within the tourism industry. The term “hospitality” has become accepted over the years as a generic word‚ which describes the well being of services
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