SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT SCENARIO:
You’re a middle-aged manager & you’re married. You’re hiring for a new position. It comes down to 2 candidates, about equally qualified. One you find attractive, the other you don’t.
You’re more likely to choose:
SCENARIO:
You’re a middle-aged manager and you’re married. You’re hiring for a new position. You interview candidates. There’s a candidate you find extremely attractive, and they also happen to be most qualified. Do you hire them?
honestly at that point I'd just let random.org decide
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Anonymous1w
There’s a subconscious bias where you think attractive people have better qualities (are nicer, more successful, even smarter). Everyone has it but they don’t necessarily do it on purpose. It’s called the halo effect.