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Legitimizing Beauty in Hiring: An Analysis of Cultural Repertoires in Defense of Appearances as Selection Criteria

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Work and Occupations

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Abstract

Work and Occupations, Volume 53, Issue 2, Page 545-575, May 2026.
This article builds upon the body of literature confirming that aesthetics matter for finding work by investigating how gatekeepers reflect on the relevance of appearances in their evaluations of job candidates. Starting from the notion that in hiring the ...