Nailing that job application really is a beauty contest: Researchers say 'attractive' people are more likely to get the job over those seen as ugly Study found a successful job application could be down to your looks Callback rates were statistically higher for women deemed attractive A new study in Italy has found nailing that all important job application is down to your looks Forget qualifications and knowing someone in a company to get you further on in your career. Searching for a job really is a beauty contest. A new study in Italy has found nailing that all important job application could be down to your looks. Researchers sent out 11,009 CVs to companies in Italy between August 2011 and September 2012 to 1542 advertised job vacancies. The same eight CVs were sent to companies with only names, addresses and photos changed. Callback rates were statistically higher for those women and men deemed more attractive. Fifty-four per cent of successful CVs were for women believed to be better looking, while good- looking men had a 47 per cent success rate. Those women deemed unattractive by the researchers had only a seven per cent callback rate while unattractive men had a 26 per cent chance of getting the job. Callback rates for non-Italians were lower with only 13 per cent of non-Italian men getting picked and 12 per cent for women. It has become more common for people to upload their CVs onto websited like LinkedIn where photos are included. An Israli study found that attractive men were more likely to be given a headstart in life while women were increasingly discrimated against. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder: Callback rates were stastically higher for those women and men deemed more attractive However, an Argentinian study called The Labour Market Return to an Attractive Face: Evidence from a Field Experiement' found callback rates to attractive people were 36 per cent higher than for unattractive people when there was no difference in qualifications.