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How to Get Paid More Without Being Pretty or Good Looking

Guess what. The results are out they are ugly. Pretty people do get paid more money.

It pays to be tall, dark and handsome... literally. A report by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis suggests that good-looking people tend to earn higher salaries and get promoted more often than those with average looks.

When compared to the average looking people:

Attractive people earned 5 percent more
Overweight women earned 17 percent less
Taller people earned 2.6 percent more
Less attractive people earned 9 percent less.

But don't despair; there are many other ways to improve your odds for a higher salary even if you weren't born with stellar looks. Its a matter of managing your visibility within the organization. Its about creating a persona that outshines your counterparts.


Author Bio: JoAnn Hines

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