Do you think it's easier for a girl to get a job interview, or just get a job in general, getting hired?

[Anonymous]

I'm 22 years old, and I have been struggling to get a job for a while now, well I am inexperienced, only have had 1 real job in my entire life, and unfortunately, I was fired from there. A girl that I worked with too, it was her first job there as well, and she got fired from there too, but she still was able to get a new job, at Carl's Jr, and then at a Mall. I also know of a girl that got fired from Hooters because she had horrible attendance, but she ended up easily getting a new job as a Waitress I think either at Denny's or IHop, some restaurant like that. In my social circle, I have noticed and witnessed that girls seem to end up getting a new job or just get hired more easily than guys do. Do you think it's true for the most part? or just mainly for the attractive, good-looking girls, even if they are inexperienced?

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women may get paid less in general than men do, but it seems to be easier for them to get hired at places.

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I f***in' hate those personality assessment tests

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+1 y

I still think it's easier for women to get a job than it is for men

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well it's my new years resolution to finally end my streak of futility of lack of employment

[YellowSidewalkChalk]

youre joking right? I think you need to go back to school. your education has failed you. maybe this is your problem? also its not that hard to get a job as a waitress at some low end restaurant. I mean seriously? if I tried to work at dennys or ihop (which I wouldnt) I would be offended if I didn't get hired. then again, there is such a thing as being over-qualified. working at hooters doesn't take much. I have a friend who works there. she just does her job and walks around talking to guys.

if you're 22 and you have only had one job, I think you need to stop looking for a scapegoat in society or trying to reason through it. most people in this country have had more than one job by the age of 22. you were fired from your job, this is something you need to focus on. why were you fired? what can you do to improve your work ethic and performance? also if you have that on your job application, they contact your previous employer, and your previous employer doesn't speak well of you...then you are probably not going to get the job. Who wants to hire someone who doesn't do sh*t, has stolen something, lacks respect, etc.? (whatever the case of your dismissal may have been.) I have never been fired in my entire life from any job and I just turned 20 this year. I can say the same for like 98% of my friends both male and female.

[Asker]

I was fired because they could not provide me with a flexible work schedule to work around my college schedule, so I had to call in many times saying I could not make it, I even turned in my college class schedule so they could to give me a flexible schedule, but it never happend, so your saying I am doomed to be unemployed forever? they do not give second chances when it comes to employment?

[YellowSidewalkChalk]

Well no that's different. You just said you were fired. If you leave out why you were fired I'm going to assume that you did something...I still stand by my answer otherwise though. not that it matters because at the end of the day your opinion is still going to be the same and so is mine.

[Asker]

So since I'm 22 and have only had 1 job, well I am not like most people, which is regretful and not good, but I can't change that past I can only keep moving forward, but I just f***in' hate it when I apply at places and I never get a response back

[YellowSidewalkChalk]

Are you still in school? then you should take advantage of the opp to take internships! even if you are a recent graduate you should try to get an interesting internship if you can. its a great way to see if the actual career you're interested in is for you and may also lead to them offering you a job. otherwise, is your resume very flattering? and are you applying to jobs that fit your skills best and make you seem like an appealing candidate?

[YellowSidewalkChalk]

Also if they don't respond within a few days to a week you should ALWAYS call and ask to speak to the general manager and ask how your interview went, if they are interested in you and just haven't gotten back to you yet, or (if they say they are not going to hire you) you should ask for any tips or advice that would have changed their opinion of you or helped you get the job. express gratitude for their time and this makes you look good. they may even change their minds but they may not.

[Asker]

For me, whenever I apply somewhere, I don't even get an interview, so it's like I don't even get half a chance, I'm still in community college

[YellowSidewalkChalk]

You should still call. and if your situation is that bad then you can't afford to be picky. you need to find jobs that don't require much education or experience. parking garages, fast food places, etc. maybe you should see if your school has a career office or something. they usually have things like that and theyll try to give you advice on professionalism, how to make resume, cover letter, how to get a job, etc.

[YellowSidewalkChalk]

Also, are you applying online? Maybe you're answering the questions wrong on those obnoxiously long exams they have. Those are made to weed people out basically. Have someone like a parent or someone with work experience (or someone who works hiring people that would be best) and see if they can help you fill it out. maybe they can point to what you are doing wrong in how you're answering them. are you presenting yourself well if you are applying in person? everything counts.

[Asker]

I have even applied for jobs in which I did not mention my previous job on the application, but they still did not hire me, even if I do not give out any information regarding my past job, can they still find out? so am I loser and failure in life that I have only had 1 job in my 22 years of living?

[YellowSidewalkChalk]

I think its a little early to be calling yourself a failure at life. Loser is debatable. Just try to get jobs in different areas. I think you need to talk to a career counselor or something at school. I don't know what else to tell you except you seem to have an excuse for everything and don't seem to be trying extremely hard to get a job. I could be wrong though. stop whining and just apply to every single store that will take an app.

[Asker]

Geeze, I f***in' hate this economy

[Asker]

You just enjoy rubbing it in my face do you?

[dean343]

mayb you should go back to school and learn to respect people.

By the way, education has nothing to do with getting job unless its a entry job even then its not a must.

[George111]

Asker I think you shoudl Ignore this woman. I can see from her way of writing that she holds a lot of resentment and entitlement. Your reasons for losing the previous job were sensible you shouldn't sacrifice your education for a minimum wage job. Keep applying for part time jobs and you will eventually get one. For customer facing roles with minimum skills, decent looking women ( meaning no piercings or tattooed or obese) are favoured unfortunately. That doesn't mean that with a smile consistency and eagerness you won't get one. Keep going my brother you got it.

[Anonymous]

It depends on the job & the what people hiring want. There are some jobs men would be more likely to get, like something that involves mechanics, heavy lifting, & so on. While there is other jobs women might get hired for, like a nanny, secretary, & so on. Different managers have their ideas on what sex works better. When I worked at a fastfood restaurant years ago, my boss preferred to hire women (she was a woman) because she thought women worked harder & she also felt more comfortable w/women. I on the other hand (because I was a manager for a while) would have rather worked with a man because I think males have great work ethics. Both men & women have pluses & negatves about their work styles. Of course, gender is not supposed to matter when hiring, & if someone gave a great interview, it wouldn't matter what gender the manager thought was better. Like my boss, she hired many men, & I hired women also. So, I wouldn't be too concerned about it if I were you, it might just be the economy that is getting in your way & not your gender. Good Luck.

[Asker]

I'd say entry-level jobs are the easiest for girls to get hired at

[Standingpretty]

I would say it depends on the job you are applying for and how ambitious these girls are. I applied to over 100 jobs before I found the job I have now and I am pretty sure my last job hated me. A lot of guys I know have only applied to like 3 jobs in there hunt and are complaining that I got a job. I have made a lot of mistakes in all the jobs I have throughout my life but I keep trying to make up for them and learn from them, that is why I keep getting better at interviewing, getting hired, and keeping jobs. I also worked at a very crappy fast food job for a year before I got a decent job. it all depends.

[TC123]

I don't think that's true - I think it has to do with the industry fields than anything else. Yeah, a pretty girl will get hired by a male boss for ____ entry level job a lot faster than a guy, and then when you get into the IT fields you have to worry about having your job sent overseas to Bongo-Bongo, but when you get down to the nitty-gritty it's all about you, the person. Yeah, a lot of the good-looking bimbos I know are never out of work, but then they aren't engineers, technicians, doctors, lawyers etc either. So if you can't find a job as a waiter but Ms. Blondie Bigt*ts did don't take it personal - keep looking or get a better skillset.

As an aside, I know a lot of women who are employed in the construction or IT fields and they are having just as hard a time finding work as anyone else. Like I said, it's the industry field, not gender.

Go back to school while you're still young and study something in the health care field - become an RN, surgical assistant, something like that. Or, get a gov't job - firemen, cop, they all make great money and have retirements that are above and beyond anything in the private sector.

[moviedude714]

you pretty much nailed it!

[kidaphon]

Unfortunately (or fortunately for marketers) sexuality sells in modern society these days. As much as some employers do not want to admit it, I always have the feeling in the back of my mind that recruitment could slightly be biased by physical attractiveness like you are wondering about.

Don't wallow too much because it might be true, just get out there and persist bro. Look closely at the skills that are desired in the positions you are going for and if you don't have them, find ways to obtain them.

[Confused614]

I think it can go both ways. For example if a girl were to walk into a construction business and try to get a job she could easily be over looked. Now on the other hand she could go apply to be a bank teller and could very easily get the job over a man with experience while she has none. I think the jobs you have mentioned is a perfect place where management might favor good looking girls over guys.

[Asker]

Yeah, a very hot, good-looking girl, with little or no experience, will have an easier time getting a job at a bank, in retail, basically customer service jobs, than an experienced guy, or inexperienced guy would, basically the sad reality is that girls can get almost anything they want in life by using their body, they can use sex as a weapon.

[Lockjawx27]

Sexism in the workplace is rampant. Yes, it is easier for girls to get jobs.

Women are usually very social, bubbly, extroverted. They are pleasing to the eye. Guys just aren't like that unless they are gay

I just got a job at a cafe and I had to fight tooth and nail for it. All my coworkers are females, along with two gay men. This is the way the world is heading: straight males need not apply

[Asker]

Yeah, glad to know others agree with me

[human_condition]

So what about us introverted, ugly girls? I suppose we're just not good enough, where as with men no one cares what you look like, if you can do the job well enough you'll get it. I've never been accepted for a non-menial job.

QA, Don't blame your failures on the opposite sex, it's pathetic.

[Alexeiv]

Despite popular view, there is no actual quota for hiring gender, ethnicity or culture.

However there is a points system.

Women do not always have an easier time getting a job depending on the job.

In our time equality goes both ways. If a guy applies for jewelry salesman he is more likely to get an interview. However the ultimate decision of hiring an individual lies with the employer and frankly if the department heads are largely one gender, that may go against the applicant.

Overall I would say yes by a very slight margin, but this is because there's more single moms out there, not because women are being given preferential treatment.

[Biggus_Dickus]

Definately do. If your black, asian etc it's easier to. Being a white, english, male, getting a job is a difficult experience.

[YellowSidewalkChalk]

Wrong. god what is it with ignorance these days?

[Asker]

Yeah, I think a main reason why it's easier for a girl to get a job, is because human resources, or employers, like to use a girl as "Bait" to attract and lure customers

[Biggus_Dickus]

Not ignorant when it's the truth. These equality laws dictate their must be asian or black people within the workplace and women must be there to. That means if a white english male is better for the job, he can miss out to satisfy the law. Look up all the discrimination acts.

[YellowSidewalkChalk]

I think this kind of ignorance is sad. equality laws don't make it easier for minorities to get jobs, they try to ensure the company keeps what is usually a pathetic claim for diversity. I think its so funny when idiots run around making this argument when reality disagrees with them. I remember one lady at my moms firm was bitching about it so I went in and looked around. 2 black people out of dozens of white people, most of them male. yeah, easier in need. whatever if you're uneducated that's u.

[Biggus_Dickus]

Not being funny but it's heard to take someone seriously when the spell 'you' like 'u'. But yeah your wrong, there have been numerous cases where a white male was the best candidate for the job but lost out because the business's needed to fulfill equality quotas

[YellowSidewalkChalk]

Lol.. I think you might want to learn the difference between your and you're* before you make fun of using a letter to substitute a word online. just saying. you still fail to understand how ensuring "diversity" and allowing an insane minority of non-whites in your company is completely different from it being overall easier for minorities to get jobs. someone is going to have to not get the job because they can't hire everyone. that's not the same as everything being easier. again, education...

[Biggus_Dickus]

Your missing the point completely. I'm saying the best candidate, most qualified for the job. I'll repeat. BEST candidate. MOST QUALIFIED miss out, to satisfy equality laws. Equality laws fail white, english males. That's a fact. You seem to brainwashed by labour propaganda to understand this. Do some research before you comment in future.

[YellowSidewalkChalk]

I'm missing the point here? lmao you sound like someone who is simply uneducated and what's to complain about injustice against the white man. I'm not brainwashed by sh*t. I actually learn about these things and think. you have the priority of best person for the job but then how can you judge who that is? every company judges that differently, and on top of that some companies genuinely feel like diversity itself IS what is best for their company.

[YellowSidewalkChalk]

I think its funny how you can't even defend your position but have the nerve to call someone brainwashed. no educated, intelligent person can actually support the argument that its easier for minorities get jobs because that is an ignorant statement. this is my point. that implies that there is no significant gap between blacks and whites in education, unemployment, opportunities, etc. that proves it is often much harder for minorities to get jobs. its complete bullsh*t.

[YellowSidewalkChalk]

Easier vs. more competitive right? if a company is ready to allow 80 white workers and lets say 100 white people apply for the job. in that same company, they are only prepared to allow maybe 10 black workers or minority workers in general. 100 black/other people apply. its going to much more competitive to fit into a 10 person only slot than it is to fit into an 80 person slot. more competition, less openness to your race, less opportunity. more whites are going to be hired. simple.

[YellowSidewalkChalk]

I think its also important to point out that we are from two different countries. I'm american but we have your brand of idiot here as well. Same story, different book. I don't need to be brainwashed. I'm half black and I have generations of black family who have experienced discrimination and prejudice in employment due to their race on top of their circumstance in many cases. Couple that with the fact that I actually have a working brain and there's no way in hell I buy your argument.

[Asker]

I still think girls have it easier

[Biggus_Dickus]

Have you heard yourself? how are you educated? You're avoiding my point on the discrimination and equality laws. Look I'm bored of you now, I'm just going to give you some acts to read, once read you can come back to me. These laws state that their has to be minorities or women in the workplace, even if they weren't the best option.

Race Relations act 1976

[Biggus_Dickus]

Oh and how typical, your half black, black people always shout racism when they can't get their own way.

[YellowSidewalkChalk]

How am I avoiding the point? I've addressed the point like fifty times. I'm actually trying to talk about it. You're the one not saying anything. You can't even defend your own opinion. That's kind of sad. lol Oh a racist comment. What a shock. Because I really didn't see that coming from some ignoramus complaining about diversity efforts created to control discrimination toward minority groups and saying we get jobs easier. You're just full of surprises.

[YellowSidewalkChalk]

@ Question Asker. That's okay. I didn't expect you to agree with me.

[YellowSidewalkChalk]

I'm educated. I probably don't respond well to idiots like you because it amazes me at how stupid people are and for a small second I lose faith in humanity and start calling names. its not the best tactic but eh.

[YellowSidewalkChalk]

In this case, I may not agree with your statement of "its easier for minorities to get jobs" because it isn't true, but I can think of like 10 other arguments against affirmative action and you haven't mentioned a single one. why? because you are uneducated and don't thoroughly understand this issue. You aren't equipped to support your arguments even on this basic level and that's clear here.

[Biggus_Dickus]

Oh my days, I've been mentioning the same clear point to you over and over and it still doesn't sink in. All you do is resort to petty insults. You haven't made any points, all you've done is sit there and call me uneducated and ignorant. Once you make a valid point then we can talk.

[Asker]

Us men have to take charge for our own life, make things happen way more than you girls do, and what's unfair is that when a girl takes charge, makes things happen, it generally ends up working for her more often

[YellowSidewalkChalk]

You haven't said anything here. lol but its OK. like I said you don't seem to know much about this.

[YellowSidewalkChalk]

Question asker you are completely delusional. women usually have to work much harder to get the same jobs and pay that men do in many fields. on top of that you have only had a job and you got fired from that one. almost all my female friends have had more than 2 jobs without being fired and while in school. I know several of my friends working full time jobs to pay for their tuition. my mother worked her ass off her entire life from poverty to upper middle class. what the hell are you doing?

[YellowSidewalkChalk]

Since you seem to have a problem filtering through my answer and weeding through my name calling ill break it down for you. Here are pretty Basic points I have made.

There is a difference between the structure of society making it easier for minorities to get jobs and trying to include diversity in employment. Your statement pretty much implies that minorities get better education, have more opportunities, are less discriminated upon in employment and education, etc.

[YellowSidewalkChalk]

Anyone who is the least bit educated about soco-economics and history knows that none of that is true and that your statement disregards the gap in education and employment between whites and blacks in general. My other point was the example that if a company is more willing to let a vast majority of White men work in the company vs. A very small minority of non-whites and maybe women as well, its obviously going to be more competitive for the minorities to get positions in the same company.

[YellowSidewalkChalk]

My argument is that affirmative action does not make it generally easier for minorities to get Jobs at all, it simply tries to instill Diversity as a value for companies. And even then, its sometimes a pathetic claim for diversity. The Only thing youve said is that the best man should get the job. That's not a very good argument against a.a. In fact there are others I could even think of but you haven't mentioned any of them.

[YellowSidewalkChalk]

My point here is that how are you, the applicant who is on the outside looking in, in any position to judge if you are best for the job? Every company has different things they are looking for, and they may not even be looking for the same things in every employee depending on what position you're applying for, etc. Many companies do have diversity as one of the things they see as “best” for its company. They value it and see that it adds something. Others not so much.

[YellowSidewalkChalk]

So, if you are an outstanding amazing fit for that job that's one thing. However if you aren't making the cut as best as you think you are and they feel like you are disposable - that you are the white guy who they can stand loosing in exchange for diversity then that's just a reality. I don't really understand your argument. Not everyone will be hired for every job and everyone offers something different to a company. Diversity is that something for some people.

[Biggus_Dickus]

Wow you just don't read what I say. Don't worry I understand. Black people have always had this chip on their shoulder. They always think the worlds against them when in reality it is easier for them. Black persons logic - you can't be racist to white people, but you can to black people.

[Asker]

I agree

[TheCheshireCat]

It depends on whose doing the hiring. Different people think men or women are better workers. I've met men who think males are better workers & women who think females are better workers. I personally think it's not a gender thing, but a people thing. Some people are good workers, some aren't. Overall, I think both genders stand the same chance of finding a job, there is gender discrimination on both ends...

[Asker]

I would say it is easier for a girl to get an entry-level job, those type of jobs are the easiest for girls to get

[Brando]

Possibly because they are attractive, they may find a job easier. But I think you might be trying to find a scapegoat for you lack of success with finding a job. It's going to be hard for you no matter what if you've only ever had 1 job in your life. You just need to keep looking around. Everyone is looking for a job right now, so that means that not everyone is going to find one.

[Asker]

Yeah, even an attractive girl will have an easier time getting a job than an attractive guy would

[Brando]

And you are wrong. I've seen plenty of attractive girls get turned down for jobs and act like they can't understand why, when they didn't have a brain capable of performing the job. When you start getting into the more lucrative jobs, you'll find that they scrutinize a lot more than your average job because they stand to lose more. They want an employee to perform, they could really care less how the person looks.

[Yeahhbro]

If the person doing the hiring is a man and she is "hot", odds are she will likely get a better chance. If she is ugly no she will be as normal as everybody else. But if the person doing the hiring is a woman then no she is just as normal as everybody else.

[cmale123]

Actully we get job the easier because of respect. When you at job interview, show them you are for real, not some crappy guy. A hand shake and what you speak about mean you know what doing compare to women, no where they don't get respected

[theville]

not really - but attractive people period get MORE jobs than not - not nice but that is how society is tall men, good looking men get noticed more and hired more.. not fair but true.

[Asker]

I would say it is easier for girls to get an entry-level job

[human_condition]

Considering as recently as 50 years ago we were expected to be housewives, I think the fact that businesses have equality laws is a brilliant thing.

It's been proven that hotter people get promoted more, males and females.

[doyoudare]

Whoa!

i don't know about your state but in new york its illegal for an employer to comment negatively in such stating you were fired or stating otherwise why you left. likewise, you have to take a leap of faith that when you provide such a reference that they are abiding by such law. Have you considering tryting to take an administrative position instead of waiting tables?

[Asker]

Really? so employers in new york are not allowed to give out information to other employers regarding why the applicant left the previous job?

[lily85462155]

oh my gosh not at all...I have been looking for a job for a while now..still no interview..I guess I am somewhat attractive but obviously not enough to get me an interview ._.

[lily85462155]

woo hoo finally got a job after a month...I realized its A LOT easier getting a job at a resteraunt rather than retail

[Anonymous]

I think you have a point there. Life can be easier sometimes for the girls but can be opposite most of the times. It is not right to generalize! It depends on the job, the interviewer and the girl :)))

[Anonymous]

my mom always said this line, that "if the boss is a man, he will be nice to the ladies, if the boss is a woman, she will be nice to the gentlemen"

[TC123]

Eh, that isn't exactly true - I had a lady boss and she was a horrible bitch to every guy in the building.

[Asker]

Yeah, women are more nurturing so they are generally more likely to welcome the advances of female applicants

[Asker]

Like women have it easier in the social world, scene as well, in terms of friendships, because since girls are more nurturing, like they look out and stand up for one another more, that's why employers with female bosses or majority human resources dominated by females, will accept more girls

[curiousboy09]

dude, your thinking so in tune with mine on this. its like so much easier for girls to get entry level/junior jobs so they can get the experience they need to move up. damn, it feels harder on guys to get the same opportunity. its make me so mad sometimes! even my mom beleived its easier for girls to get junior than guys.

its like girls take care of each other better in general and guys don't. damn! I feel the view is society expect men to take leading/ senior jobs. what the heck?

[curiousboy09]

so how the hell are men supposed to get the experience they need to move up? sometimes I feel so mad I feel like getting revenge but have to restrain myself, it feel like injustice. and girls seem to connect better with girls than guys with guys so its even harder for guys to get better network to get entry job.

[Asker]

yeah it pisses me off because who do you expect to gain job experience if nobody gives you a chance? there is always a first time for everything

[sweet_18]

Well its probably the type of job you are applying for.

Women-type jobs are what this economy is going for.

You might try construction

[Xenophobia]

The Glass ceiling! AHHHHHHHH

[Anonymous]

Depends on what the job is. But in general no.

[Asker]

Your right, I would say it's easier for a girl to get a non-menial job, like a job a person is not going to be working at for the long-term, like I mean at places like fast food places like McDonalds, Movie theaters, clothing stores, retail, electronic stores, Party City, etc.

[dwiller943]

Nope.