Stereotypes In The Workplace

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As one gets ready for an interview, he or she must look sophisticated and attractive; they must be confident; and most importantly, they must be qualified for the job. He or she walks into the office: they look around next to them just to see models everywhere. There is not an unattractive person in sight. Why is this? As the human’s changing views of society becomes increasingly popular via social media and advertisements, expectations also increase in the workplace. Individuals who are more attractive are proven to find more success in the workplace than those individuals who are less attractive. Sex, race and attractiveness all fall into biases and expectations set by society. In today’s world, the prettier one is- the more successful he or she will be. The …show more content…

Confidence, defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary, is explained to be “a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances” - simplified as how powerful and beautiful you feel. The amount of confidence a person has affects how someone carries him or herself in the workplace; more specifically, an interview. The more confidence a man or woman have walking into an interview, the more an interviewer will notice their professionalism and the more the inquirer will take the job seeker seriously. Confidence is a key to having success in a workplace. Someone must have confidence walking into a job interview, and one must have confidence doing the job as well. Society has a great way of knocking confidence down. The body image ideas of how men and women should look bring confidence down when in reality no one can truly look like that without Photoshop. Society encourages confidence, yet knocks it down with bias and discrimination and ideal images even when you need confidence to overcome those obstacles. The vicious circle in society all leads back to the stereotypes

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