Week 4 EOC

The hiring factor of physical attractiveness is inevitable. “Recruiting: The process of identifying candidates for current or future position vacancies.”(Hayes, D. and Ninemeier, J. (2008). Human Resources Management in the Hospitality Industry. Wiley, pg. 102) Recruiters want someone who is presentable and can attract customers whether it’s with a smile, eye contact or their overall appearance. “An employer can no longer seek out preferred individuals based on non-job-related factors such as age, gender, or physical attractiveness. ”(Hayes, D. and Ninemeier, J. (2008). Human Resources Management in the Hospitality Industry. Wiley, pg. 104) “Before employers can effectively choose their employees, they must identify the knowledge, skills, and abilities that those applying for their vacancies should possess.”

(Hayes, D. and Ninemeier, J. (2008). Human Resources Management in the Hospitality Industry. Wiley, pg. 102) But physical attractiveness sometimes has a part in this. It is unfortunate, but most people wouldn’t hire someone with noticeable physical deformities. This also applies to people with tattoos and piercings. These days, it has been more and more acceptable considering the generation and times we live in today. Our youth is seen with multiple tattoos and piercings as self-expression. While this may not seem ideal, it is what it is and eventually these are the ones who will run the world one day. So as the people change, so do the standards. Standards slowly are lowering but still require most employees to wear bandages or sleeves over their body art. Piercings are usually required to be taken out. This is to make sure that regardless of the occasion, the customer can feel comfortable and not distracted when making or thinking about making a purchase. Uncontrollable factors such as facial hair, skin color, hair color, moles, acne, etc. should not be used when in the hiring process, but unfortunately is. This is where discrimination comes in. With that not too far from this topic, it’s a thin line between the two. Job hiring should be strictly on skills and attributions that could be given to the work force but there is no real way to tell if an employer hired a person by their looks or not. It’s impossible.