Sense of Humor & Keen Sense of Fashion May Give You the Edge for New Job

If you have a razor sharp sense of humor or a keen sense of fashion, listen up. These attributes may land you a job over someone else with a similar resume!

According to a new CareerBuilder survey, even knowledge about pop culture may give you the edge over a similar candidate. The national study was conducted earlier this summer and included 2,076 hiring managers and human resources professionals in various industries.

They were simply asked if they were presented with two qualified job seekers who were equally qualified, which factors would make them more likely to hire one over the other?

Apparently the results ranged from the candidate with the better sense of humor (objectively defining sense of humor, of course), the candidate involved in community service and the candidate who is better dressed.

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