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Dear Respondent,

Researcher: Praline Ross (031 3689617)

Supervisor: Dr Martin Challenor (031 2608104)

Research Office: Ms P Ximba 031-2603587

I, Praline Ross am an MBA student, at the Graduate School of Business, of the University of Kwazulu-Natal. You are invited to participate in a research project entitled “Do good looking people have an unfair advantage in the workplace?”

The aims of this study are to:

Determine the extent to which good looks play a role in recruitment in the workplace.

Assess the extent to which looks are important to young managers as opposed to older managers when recruiting employees.

Identify the extent to which looks play a role between male and female managers when recruiting staff.

Determine if good looks give an interviewee an undue advantage.

Determine if overweight candidates are discriminated against?

Through your participation I hope to understand the importance placed on good looks when managers recruit employees.
The results will assist in gaining insight into the role that Good Looks play in the workplace today.

Your participation in this project is voluntary. You may refuse to participate or withdraw from the project at any time with no negative consequence.
There will be no monetary gain from participating in this questionnaire.
Confidentiality and anonymity of records identifying you as a participant will be maintained by the Graduate School of Business, UKZN.

If you have any questions or concerns about completing the questionnaire or about participating in this study, you may contact me or my supervisor at the numbers listed above.

The questionnaire should take you about 15 minutes to complete.

I hope you will take the time to complete this survey and thank you in advance for participating.

Sincerely

Investigator’s signature____________________________________ Date_________________

Researcher: Praline Ross (031 3689617)

Supervisor: Dr Martin Challenor (031 2608104)

Research Office: Ms P Ximba 031-2603587

I…………………………………………………………………………(full names of participant) hereby confirm that I understand the contents of this document and the nature of the research project, and I consent to participating in the research project.

I understand that I am at liberty to withdraw from the project at any time, should I so desire

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SIGNATURE OF PARTICIPANT DATE

Researcher:
Praline Ross (031 368 9617)

Supervisor: Dr Martin Challenor (031 2608104)

Research Office: Ms P Ximba 031-2603587

The purpose of this survey is to solicit information from Managers in Durban regarding the role that good looks play when recruiting employees in the workplace.
The information and ratings you provide us with will go a long way in helping us identify the extent to which good looks play a role in recruitment. The questionnaire should only take 15 minutes to complete. In this questionnaire, you are asked to indicate what is true for you, so there are no “right” or “wrong” answers to any question.

If you wish to make a comment please write it directly on the booklet itself. Please ensure that you do not skip any questions. Thank you for participating.

Position: ______________________________

Number of years experience in current position: _______________________

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