Employment site caters only to hiring beautiful people
Out on the ‘net, there are your Monsters, there are your Workopolis’ and there are your MSN Careers.
Yet, surely, not every employment site is created equal. Where the above domains aim not to discriminate on race, gender, religion or creed, some portals have no qualms about their selective membership.
And this leads us to BeautifulJobSeekers.com.
The preposterous press release announcing BeautifulJobSeekers.com was forwarded to me near the end of last week. As it describes itself, BJS.com aims to “close (the) ugly gap between beautiful job seekers and employers looking to hire them,” says Ralph van Troost, the site’s founder.
“BeautifulJobSeekers.com is an employment website which helps beautiful, skilled and talented job seekers, to stand out from the competition in the job market,” the release states.
Now, we can leave it to readers to discuss their own opinions of a site like BJS.com (sure looks at lot like HotOrNot.com. Remember that one?), but the real beauty of the URL is what happens when you try to browse job listings.
Out of curiosity, I gave the site a try, performing a broad search of available jobs (BJS.com does not feature Canadian listings).
Surprisingly, the current postings aren’t just for barmaids and those Abercrombie & Fitch live mannequins. There’s an opening for a VP, Corporate Realty Services in St. Petersburg. One for a Pharmacy Technician in Cleveland. Another for a Legal Secretary in Oakland.
But here’s the kicker: not only does the site feature a banner at the top of the site with the quote, “We’re not saying don’t hire people that aren’t beautiful, we’re saying here’s a place to hire skilled and talented people that are also beautiful!” you must be a “member” of the site to look at detailed listings and job descriptions.
What’s that mean? You have to sign up, submit a photo of yourself and wait to see if you’re beautiful enough to warrant admission.
Here was the email I received after trying to gain membership to BJS.com today:
“You can not login to your account yet. Our visitors and our members will rate your picture first and, depending on the rating it receives, your account will either be activated or rejected. The outcome of the rating process will be e-mailed to you within a few days. Please keep an eye on your inbox in the meantime.”
As of press time, calls had not been returned from a BJS.com spokesperson, but I’ll update this post ASAP with comment in defence of the site’s motives.
(Update: a site spokesman called me Monday evening. Of the site's feedback, he said, surprisingly, "60 per cent has been positive. It's been better than I initially thought." Of the site's need-to-pass-a-looks-test-to-become-a-member policy, he said it's a way of "targeting" employee demographics. If you can't pass the site's five-star rating system, which he said he wasn't aware of how high a score you need to get through, you "have no business on the site anyway.")
What do you make of a site like BeautifulJobSeekers.com?
By Jason Buckland, MSN Money
Posted by: Mary Wills | May 4, 2021 11:17:39 AM
Can anyone spell constitutional challenge. This only proves that people have finally made legal, what they have been doing for years; thinking with the other brain between their legs.
Posted by: Terry | May 4, 2021 12:00:36 PM
Looks are subjective, I often find the most usual looking people, upon getting to know them, emerge.
By this I mean, the superficial looks either fade with bad manners and arrogance, or the finer qualities of seemingly ordinary people emerge, they seem to improve in looks and stature, and the inner beauty reveals itself. I'll stand by the quality of a character over superficial looks any time.
I have been blessed with appealing looks, and found a mate in a seemingly ordinary girl. Well only in the eyes of those who have yet to know her. I have beautiful kids, and she looks great to me. Sorry for the rest..sad!
Posted by: wow | May 4, 2021 12:16:30 PM
Wow that is the biggest pile of bull I have ever heard. Ugly people take care of themselves and probably put more effort into taking care of themselves than beautiful people becuase they don't have as much to work with. They can be just as confidant, not becuase of their looks but becuase of their real, not superficial talents. There are just as many ugly people who come from educated family lines as beautiful people. Beauty is not a talent and never will be. Some of the most beautful people are also the dumbest people. If i was an employer I would pick brains over beauty any day. When you are at work, you are there to work, not run around the office smiling at people and making your desk pretty. Seriously, hiring based on looks is retarded.
PS: I think its funny you are whining about employers discriminating against beautiful europeans in toronto while supporting a site that is discriminating against ugly people. Can you say hipocrite.
Posted by: grow-up | May 4, 2021 12:46:20 PM
Nothing, could possibly say more about the state of society today than the incorrect spelling , poor grammar and lack of coherence in these comments, brings to light!
Posted by: grow-up | May 4, 2021 1:11:08 PM
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Posted by: average | May 4, 2021 1:23:24 PM
Grow-up, your sentence structure and punctuation skills are quite poor. I assume you did this on purpose to emphasize your point. Mission accomplished.
Posted by: Aly | May 4, 2021 1:28:20 PM
This is a stupid site....BJS.com yeah right looks should not matter when a company is looking to hire someone. It should be the qualifications of the person not whether or not they look good for the job. Who really gives a crap I would never work for a company that bases their employment on hot people this is sending even more of a stress figure the youths of today they already have all those celebrities that are saying how to look and act and now even the companies are putting more stress on these kids. That is not the way society should look. If someone if qualified for a position they should definitely be considered for the job. I run a business myself and I really dont care if they look good if I don't get business because I hired people that are qualified then fine go f- yourself and look for a business that gives a flying crap. I hope that site gets shut down for good.
Posted by: Human Being | May 4, 2021 2:07:42 PM
Only those with the largest radioactive-white, ear-to-ear teeth are considered beautiful anymore, and those "qualifications" are relatively easy to purchase.
Posted by: Chunuck | May 4, 2021 2:15:14 PM
I run a engineering firm, and i got to say that if this was the way i found anyone to work for my company, i dont think we whould be in business at this point.
Posted by: stem | May 4, 2021 3:33:59 PM
Seems like just another company providing a necessary service.
This already happens in the work place. This website is just up front about it.
If someone wants to hire an attractive employee, it's going to happen regardless of this site. This just saves them the time of turning away 'unfit' applicants.
Posted by: gotoworker | May 4, 2021 3:39:31 PM
Oh come on now. First we had minority hiring practices where the poor minority couldn't compete on a level playing field so we had to give them special status. We all know that beautiful people are the same. They can't compete on a level playing field where skills, talent and brains are needed. They are so use to smiling and looking cute to get by in life. So lets all promote this site so that even beautiful people can get a job.
Posted by: Weewilly | May 4, 2021 4:44:10 PM
WOW, talk about opening a law suit towards predujice, its only a metter of time
Posted by: Penny | May 4, 2021 6:55:41 PM
What constitutes beautiful? Beautiful people do not get further in life - I am considered pretty and I am intelligent, but I can guarantee you that a lot of the men I work with could care less, they talk to me like I am an idiot (and I am not). The less pretty girls at work have better relations with the male workers and come promotion time, they will get it based on their skills, not me based on my looks. I am still young, but it doesn't mean I can't do anything. I am glad they appreciate my looks, but to say I am getting the better deal because I am being flirted with the most is not true. Beautiful people are not always getting the better deal, also lets not forget that jealousy might play a role in someone's career. I think this site is stupid, unless you are looking for a model. Brains and beauty do not always go hand in hand
Posted by: linda | May 4, 2021 8:27:55 PM
Some of the responses here are really scary.
Will only the beautiful have the GOOD PAYING JOBS??
Will the beautiful have ALL THE WEALTH??
Will the beautiful ENSLAVE THE NOT SO BEAUTIFUL??
Will the beautiful MURDER ALL THE NOT SO BEAUTIFUL??
Who will decide WHO IS BEAUTIFUL??
When there are only BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE LEFT who will decide who is the MOST BEAUTIFUL?? Will the most beautiful MURDER those whom they consider to be not so beautiful???
This sounds like HITLERS' dream becoming reality and we all know what HITLER did to those he did not feel fit in his plan. We also know what happened to HITLER.
Are the industries that are related to our appearances involved in this such as the plastic surgery, weight lose, facial products etc. ??
NOW ASK YOUR SELF ARE YOU ONE OF THE BEAUTIFUL OR ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL??
THE MAJORITY OF US ARE NOT BEAUTIFUL OR THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ACCORDING TO INDUSTRY STANDARDS. SO TO THE BEAUTIFUL AND MOST BEAUTIFUL BE VERY CAREFUL WHAT YOU START BECAUSE THE END RESULT MAY NOT BE WHAT YOU EXPECTED.
I have seen the letters BJ before and I think BLOW JOB was the meaning. The picture of the women in heels you can find on the NAKED TRUTH a strippers web site.
Posted by: - My 2 bits | May 4, 2021 11:01:33 PM
To A.J.
One point to correct on your input. It is not necessary to be in top fit form for military service. We stopped doing that a while ago, and now if you join and cannot make the physical grade - that is the first phase of training. You are placed into a training program with diet and exercise with an eye toward physical conditioning. Too bad one cannot be hired and made beautiful, huh?
Posted by: smartypants | May 5, 2021 1:07:59 AM
Living in Canada I am actually in the land of people feeling pity and bad for those less attractive and less beautiful. There is something against sexiness in Canada. If your fat and ugly in canada you will be promoted but if your beautiful no one cares you will be treated as dumb even if you have an MBA. Its the other way around. I cant wait until this website gets to Canada.Its about time some people starting taking care of themselves and exercising here in Canada.
Posted by: prince charming | May 7, 2021 12:44:47 PM
Generally speaking, a person can be a jerk regardless of looks. It just makes you a good looking jerk. And I have met my share of good looking jerks.
Posted by: james martin | May 22, 2021 9:23:35 AM
It's true that beautiful ones got the advantage of being hired but it doesn't mean that they are fully focusing on the beauty aspect of a worker but how they could provide the needs/ skills they are looking for. We must not only consider the skills that they give.
What would you be choosing for the best employment sites for you? Look at what would be the possible things to consider or look over some reviews orflaws of it.