OCTOBER 26, 2011 On the Job, Beauty Is More Than Skin-Deep SUE SHELLENBARGER Most people assume being good-looking gives you a career boost. But just how much does it help? A lot. Good-looking people charm interviewers, get hired faster, are more likely to make more sales and get more raises. Mr. Hamermesh, author of "Beauty Pays," at Tokyo's Hitotsubashi University in 2010. Daniel Hamermesh, an economics professor at the University of Texas in Austin, measures out the benefits in his book, "Beauty Pays: Why Attractive People Are More Successful." According to his research, attractive people are likely to earn an...