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You’re Underestimating the Pleasure of Talking to StrangersWhy job-seekers seem more intelligent when they speak
When employers hear rather than read about a candidate’s job credentials, they perceive the applicant as more employable.
Potential employers rated students as more intelligent, likable, and hirable when they heard the students’ credentials rather than read them.
Juliana Schroeder and Nicholas Epley, “The Sound of Intellect: Speech Reveals a Thoughtful Mind, Increasing a Job Candidate’s Appeal,” Psychological Science, forthcoming. Chart reprinted with permission from SAGE Publications. Copyright 2015.
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