New research suggests that female applicants who included a photo of themselves in revealing clothing were five times more likely to secure an interview.

The study revealed at a body image conference in London last week was conducted in Paris and covered the chances of earning a job interview for sales and accounting positions. Carried out by Dr. Sevag Kertechian, a researcher at Paris-Sorbonne University, the study was intended to discover what impact clothing could have on the recruitment process.

Using two similar looking women with near identical experience on their CVs, they each applied for 100 roles wearing conservative clothing and another 100 roles pictured in a more revealing outfit.

Out of the 200 roles that were applied for, the submissions which were accompanied by a low-cut dress received 62 more interview offers than their more conservatively dressed counterparts. From the 200 accountancy applications, there were 68 more interview offers for the more provocatively dressed woman.

The results were discussed at the Appearance Matters Conference, the world’s largest event on body image and disfigurement.

Run by the Center for Appearance Research, the conference saw more than 200 appearance experts from across the world tackle issues including weight loss surgery, eating disorders and “ultra-thin” dolls.

Kertechian said, “Our results showed interesting trends as low-cut dresses significantly influenced the choice of the recruiters, even for accounting positions.

“Regardless of the job, whether customer-facing saleswoman or office-based accountant, the candidate with the low-cut clothing received more positive answers.

“The results were quite shocking and negative but not necessarily surprising — they show we need to conduct more research.”

Researchers from a variety of disciplines relating to the psychology of appearance gathered at the Appearance Matters Conference held in London for the first time in its 13-year history.

最新研究表明，女性求职者如果在简历中附上一张穿着暴露服装的照片，获得面试的几率会高出五倍。

这项研究在巴黎开展，研究结果在上周伦敦的身体形象大会上发布。研究内容涵盖了销售和会计岗位的面试机会。

巴黎索邦大学的研究员卡特西雍博士主持了这项研究，其目的是探究着装对招聘过程的影响。

研究以两名长相相似的女性的名义申请岗位，其简历上的经历也几乎完全相同。她们各自以保守的衣着申请了100个职位，又以较为暴露的衣着申请了另100个岗位。

在申请的200个岗位中，附有低胸装照片的简历比照片中穿着保守的简历多赢得62个面试机会。

从200份会计职位的申请来看，衣着更具“挑逗性”的女性多获得68个面试机会。

研究结果在外貌问题大会上得到讨论。该会议是全球在身体形象和外形缺陷方面最大型的会议。

这场会议由外貌研究中心召开，将会有来自全球的200多位外形专家共同探讨减肥手术、饮食失调和体型过瘦等问题。

卡特西雍博士说：“我们的研究结果呈现了一些有趣的趋向。低胸装显著影响了招聘者的选择，即使是在会计职位的招聘上。”

“不管是什么工作，不管是要面对客户的女销售员还是坐在办公室的女会计，低胸装的求职者都得到了更多肯定答复。”

“研究结果非常令人震惊且很消极，但未必是出人意外的 — 这表明我们需要进行更多研究。”

与外貌心理学相关的众多学科的研究者参加了外貌问题大会。该会议已举行13年，首次于伦敦举办。”

(Chinadaily.com.cn)

    Words to Learn 相关词汇

    【相同的】xiāngtóng de identical similar or alike in every way

    【缺陷】quēxiàn disfigurement blemish, defect, deformity