It’s a truism in workplace: Psychology studies show that physically attractive people generally have an advantage. But new research from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business clarifies the mechanism through which attractiveness works as an advantage in one specific scenario — job interviews. More intriguingly, the research also shows when beauty can work against you.

It Makes a Difference in Job Interviews — Just Not in the Way You Think SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- It’s a truism in the workplace: Psychology studies show that physically attractive people generally have an advantage. But new research from the University of Maryland’s Robert H.