Beauty in the eye of the beholder? Not precisely

Acknowledging your good looks could help you in that next job interview.

At least, that’s the finding of a new study led by University of Colorado business school professor Stefanie Johnson.

The study found that while past research has shown physical beauty can be detrimental to women applying for typically masculine jobs, women can halt that discrimination by making mention of their looks during an interview.

The paper was published in Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes.

Attractive women in the study who applied for a construction job and said things like “I know…