Hiring for looks‚ gives you a boost Marshal Cohen‚ a senior industry analyst with the NPD Group‚ a market research firm believes retailers that hire applicants based on their appearance is the smart thing to do and they see it as necessary. This method is old. Industries such as cocktail waitresses and strippers have always used it. But‚ many companies have taken this approach. Especially‚ retailers. Attractive employees attract customers‚ therefore they get bigger profits. Attractive people also
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Cohen’s statement‚ he gives off an intellectual but also an arrogant tone. This reflects his knowledge for being a successful retailer‚ but also has a sexist and snobbish way of viewing marketing. Retailers look for walking billboards to upscale their product to the public. Cohen states that you need attractive people working behind the counter to bring in today’s young crowd to the stores. On one hand‚ retailers should be able to hire who they want so they can project their image; but they are risking
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Homerun “Katelyn you’re up!” I heard my lanky redheaded coach Kevin screech. I slid on my batting gloves that were caked in dirt‚ and tightened my helmet that was meant for a 8 year old. I felt a tingling sensation rush through my body‚ I knew that I was going to do something great. It was the top of the 4th and we were down by two‚ already down a player so our outfield had to work vigorously to make sure not even a sickly hit could get past them. I could see Kenzie‚ a short stocky girl‚ with a bright
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73.5k 99 I’ve had sleeping problems my whole life. The funny thing about going to a doctor for sleeping pills is you can tell them you’ve had sleeping problems your whole life and all they’ll do is hand you a pamphlet. It has advice on it like: Don’t get in bed unless you’re going to sleep. Don’t drink too much caffeine or alcohol. Exercise frequently‚ but don’t do it too late. Advice like this feels like being told to spit on a house fire. When I was 20‚ I lived in an apartment with my boyfriend
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How to forget someone fast It takes me one week at most to forget about someone I used to love even if the relationship lasted for a long period of time. You might think that I am emotionally strong or that i am an exception but the truth is that I suffered for more than a year after my first breakup and then after reading about love’s psychology I developed some kind of immunity to breakups. In my articles about breakups i will transfer that same immunity to you so that breakups won’t affect
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Today lets look at a few remedies for digestive upset. In our world‚ even when you do your best‚ there may still be times when your digestion takes a hit. Here are some quick and simple tips that can help you to feel better! 1. Gas/Bloating - There are a few natural remedies for gas and bloating. For an acute attack‚ ginger tea is one of the best treatments. Simply grate a 1/4 cup of ginger‚ and bring it to a boil in 3-4 cups of liquid. Allow to simmer for 10 minutes and then consume. You can add
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man and save his name. John Proctor took pride in his thoughts‚ feelings‚ values‚ and his name. It took persistency to make his expectation clear to others. Several things portray that John Proctor is an honest man. Proctor is just afraid to tell you what is on his mind. In the beginning John truthfully tells Parris why he has not be at church recently and he realizes that he must confess his sin of adultery to the courts‚ which is the only to stop the frenzy in Salem. After he confesses‚ he
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A Look at Abortion Abortion has always been a highly debated topic in America‚ as well as the rest of the world. Anyone faced with the question of abortion has a very difficult decision to make‚ one that they could regret for the rest of their lives. Abortion has a long history‚ in which there has always been the arguments of those against abortion and those who say it is the mothers choice. In todays society we simply refer to them as the pro-choice side and the pro-life side. Abortion‚ throughout
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Going for the Look In Marshal Cohen argument responding to Steve Greenhouse article‚ “Going for the Look‚ but Risking Discrimination‚” Greenhouse argues that companies only hire people for their looks and not for their experience. This has been going on for a long time‚ but some people never really realized it. Companies like Abercrombie & Fitch and L’ Oreal that hire based on looks and not on the experience of the person‚ reminds me of a bully who does things and doesn’t get caught‚ but when
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LOOK AT TEACUP The essay ‘Look At A Teacup’‚ written by Patricia Hampel‚ shows how a simple writing helps in finding out great events. It is about the history of writer’s mother in a delicate teacup. The two major themes of this essay are relationship between a mother and her daughter and a connection between the past generation and present generation. Both these things are represented by a teacup. The writer’s mother was married in the year 1939‚ the beginning of the Second World War. The same
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