Good-looking people less likely to be hired for unattractive roles

Studies prove time and time again, that better-looking people climb up the career ladder faster. In fact, a study from Chicago and California Universities found that those with a smart appearance had more frequent pay rises, and earn around 20% more than those who don’t pay attention to grooming.

However, in hiring, it appears to be a different story. New research from the London Business School, published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology found that beautiful applicants aren’t always advantageous.

The study gave 750 participants a photo of an attractive person and a photo of a less attractive person and were asked to theoretically "hire" one for a job – CNBC reports. The research found that participants were less likely to choose attractive people for less desirable jobs.

Study co-Author Margaret Lee, a Doctoral Candidate in Organisational Behaviour at London School of Business, told Quartz: "We found that people perceive attractive individuals to feel more entitled to good outcomes than unattractive individuals."