http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/the-secret-life-of-salesgirls/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:29:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/the-secret-life-of-salesgirls/comment-page-1/#comment-265168 /usr/bin/links -date=”December 5, 2009″ | Dissociated Press Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:05:42 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/the-secret-life-of-salesgirls/#comment-265168 [...] bias against introverts in American society is well documented, including research that shows that a spot on the cheerleading team foreshadows career success much more reliably than a spot on the honor roll. Also, workplace catch phrases that annoy everyone [...] [...] bias against introverts in American society is well documented, including research that shows that a spot on the cheerleading team foreshadows career success much more reliably than a spot on the honor roll. Also, workplace catch phrases that annoy everyone [...]

]]> http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/the-secret-life-of-salesgirls/comment-page-1/#comment-263204 5 Things Successful People Don’t DO Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:03:03 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/the-secret-life-of-salesgirls/#comment-263204 [...] and get rejected, according to Alan Krueger, Princeton economist. And you are more likely to be successful at work if you were a cheerleader than if you get a [...] [...] and get rejected, according to Alan Krueger, Princeton economist. And you are more likely to be successful at work if you were a cheerleader than if you get a [...]

]]> http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/the-secret-life-of-salesgirls/comment-page-1/#comment-263105 5 Things Successful People DON'T Do - bmmaia on the net | bmmaia on the net Tue, 01 Nov 2011 09:29:09 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/the-secret-life-of-salesgirls/#comment-263105 [...] and get rejected, according to Alan Krueger, Princeton economist. And you are more likely to be successful at work if you were a cheerleader than if you get a [...] [...] and get rejected, according to Alan Krueger, Princeton economist. And you are more likely to be successful at work if you were a cheerleader than if you get a [...]

]]> http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/the-secret-life-of-salesgirls/comment-page-1/#comment-263085 5 Things Successful People Don’t DO from bnet.com « Hitching up the trailer Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:21:39 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/the-secret-life-of-salesgirls/#comment-263085 [...] rejected, according to Alan Krueger, Princeton economist. And you are more likely to be successful at work if you were a cheerleaderthan if you get a [...] [...] rejected, according to Alan Krueger, Princeton economist. And you are more likely to be successful at work if you were a cheerleaderthan if you get a [...]

]]> http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/the-secret-life-of-salesgirls/comment-page-1/#comment-250907 bird houses for sale Wed, 04 May 2011 02:51:35 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/the-secret-life-of-salesgirls/#comment-250907 this is one of the best reads I've had n a while, i will be sure to recommend this to a couple of people, great job this is one of the best reads I've had n a while, i will be sure to recommend this to a couple of people, great job

]]> http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/the-secret-life-of-salesgirls/comment-page-1/#comment-242770 fanie Fri, 04 Feb 2011 13:57:33 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/the-secret-life-of-salesgirls/#comment-242770 like this like this

]]> http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/the-secret-life-of-salesgirls/comment-page-1/#comment-227894 Why Your Career Needs Plastic Surgery — Literally | www.careerlagos.com Sun, 16 May 2010 14:10:38 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/the-secret-life-of-salesgirls/#comment-227894 [...] How that plays out in the business world is pretty straightforward: Fat women earn less than slender women. Tall men earn more per inch than shorter men. Former cheerleaders are so much more successful than other demographics that there are recruiting agencies that specialize in cheerleaders. [...] [...] How that plays out in the business world is pretty straightforward: Fat women earn less than slender women. Tall men earn more per inch than shorter men. Former cheerleaders are so much more successful than other demographics that there are recruiting agencies that specialize in cheerleaders. [...]

]]> http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/the-secret-life-of-salesgirls/comment-page-1/#comment-216564 andri Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:54:17 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/the-secret-life-of-salesgirls/#comment-216564 many lessons we can get from others life :) many lessons we can get from others life :)

]]> http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/the-secret-life-of-salesgirls/comment-page-1/#comment-142383 Plastic surgery is the next must-have career tool. Maybe. » Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:25:30 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/the-secret-life-of-salesgirls/#comment-142383 [...] 1. Stay out of sales and management. These areas are where tall, good-looking people have the strongest advantage in objective performance measures, according to a study by management professors Daniel Cable, of the University of North Carolina, and Timothy Judge of University of Florida. This makes sense to me because leadership is so much about charisma, and charisma is so much about looks. And it makes sense that people will buy more stuff from you if they are attracted to you. (Hence the huge industry of turning cheerleaders into salesgirls.) [...] [...] 1. Stay out of sales and management. These areas are where tall, good-looking people have the strongest advantage in objective performance measures, according to a study by management professors Daniel Cable, of the University of North Carolina, and Timothy Judge of University of Florida. This makes sense to me because leadership is so much about charisma, and charisma is so much about looks. And it makes sense that people will buy more stuff from you if they are attracted to you. (Hence the huge industry of turning cheerleaders into salesgirls.) [...]

]]> http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/the-secret-life-of-salesgirls/comment-page-1/#comment-141559 Eight Things to do in College to be Successful in Your Career | AskStudent Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:19:46 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/the-secret-life-of-salesgirls/#comment-141559 [...] Cheerleaders do better in business than everyone else except athletes, who do as well as cheerleaders. So be a joiner. Figure out how to work in teams and how to exude enthusiasm even in the face of bad news. And, when it comes to building networks, a fraternity is a ready-made network of people who are generally similar to you, so get started in college, when it feels more like a party than a network. [...] [...] Cheerleaders do better in business than everyone else except athletes, who do as well as cheerleaders. So be a joiner. Figure out how to work in teams and how to exude enthusiasm even in the face of bad news. And, when it comes to building networks, a fraternity is a ready-made network of people who are generally similar to you, so get started in college, when it feels more like a party than a network. [...]

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