Good-looking people worried about higher education shouldn't worry. Beauty is every bit as good as a BA when it comes to getting on, a new study says.

那些為高等學(xué)歷發(fā)愁的帥哥美女們不用再愁了。一項(xiàng)新研究稱，在職場(chǎng)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中，美貌和學(xué)歷一樣好使。

Researchers at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg in northern Germany have found wages, promotions and perks at work are linked to a person's attractiveness.

德國(guó)北部的呂訥堡大學(xué)的研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)，工資、晉升和津貼都和一個(gè)人的外貌吸引力有關(guān)。

While looks have long been thought essential for women to climb the corporate ladder, they say, they are even more important for men.

人們長(zhǎng)期以來(lái)一直認(rèn)為外貌對(duì)于女性獲得職場(chǎng)晉升至關(guān)重要，但研究人員稱，外貌對(duì)男性更為重要。

The team, headed by Professor Christian Pfeifer, questioned more than 3,000 people about their careers and compared them with rankings of how attractive they were.

克里斯蒂安?普菲菲教授帶領(lǐng)的這一研究團(tuán)隊(duì)調(diào)查了3000多人，詢問(wèn)了他們的事業(yè)發(fā)展情況，并給他們的外貌打了分，將這二者做比較。

Researchers themselves gauged their subjects' looks on a scale of one to 11.

研究人員按從1到11的評(píng)分等級(jí)給調(diào)查對(duì)象的外貌打分。

Professor Pfeifer said: "The results showed that just one point above average on the attractiveness scale and the chance of getting employed rises by three percent."

普菲菲教授說(shuō)：“結(jié)果顯示，只要比外貌吸引力平均分高出一分，被雇用的幾率就增加3%。”

"Five points more - that is about the difference between an ordinary face and downright beauty - helps in getting a job as much as a university degree."

“再多5分——即相貌平凡的人和公認(rèn)的美人間的差距——就能和大學(xué)學(xué)位一樣幫你得到一份工作。”

"It remains unclear exactly how attractiveness often equates to higher pay and higher-flying career, but I suspect the first impression a person makes could be crucial."

“對(duì)于外貌吸引力怎么會(huì)和高收入以及事業(yè)有成劃上等號(hào)，目前還不清楚其具體原因，不過(guò)我猜想一個(gè)人的第一印象可能很關(guān)鍵。”

"It is possible that good looking people make a more lasting impression in interviews, or that they come across as nicer."

“有可能長(zhǎng)相好的人在面試中給人的印象更持久，或者他們會(huì)給人更和善的印象。”

"The future boss may notice nothing - they may possibly think they were making a choice based on the competence of the applicant. In such a case, attractiveness could act as a tool to open the door."

“未來(lái)的上司也許什么也沒(méi)注意到，他們可能認(rèn)為自己是根據(jù)求職者的能力做出的選擇。在這種情況下，外貌吸引力可以成為敲開(kāi)職場(chǎng)大門的一個(gè)工具。”

He added: "We know that good looking people are often more self assured, which could help in boosting their productivity."

他還說(shuō)：“我們知道長(zhǎng)得漂亮的人通常更有自信，這會(huì)有助于提高他們的生產(chǎn)力。”

Professor Pfeifer and his team have published the findings of the research this week in the Applied Economics Letters journal.

普菲菲教授和他的團(tuán)隊(duì)將研究成果發(fā)表在本周的《應(yīng)用經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)快報(bào)》雜志上。