Is Success Only for Beautiful Social Butterflies?
Is Success Only for
Beautiful Social Butterflies?
by Shweta Roy
I
t is one of the sad injustices of life: success does sometimes depend on looks, not simply how
well you have mastered or fine-tuned your craft.
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Is Success Only for Beautiful Social Butterflies?
I have come to this conclusion through personal
experience. In a technical interview, one of my
good-looking friends was only asked a few ba-
sic questions whereas my other friend, who was
a little less attractive, was bombarded with lots
of technical questions. My less attractive friend
answered most of these difficult questions cor-
rectly, but her name was not on the list when
the results came out. Both should have been
given a fair chance before the final outcome. that involve little contact with clients and steer
away from roles involving public visibility. For
instance, a person who is insecure about their
looks might choose to be a radio jockey instead
of a TV anchor. I imagine the case might be sim-
ilar with people who are uncomfortable about
their speaki