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Backpacker rages at ‘skinny’ job seekers using sexy images while applying for jobs and getting more responses from employers: ‘You don’t need to look like a model to get dirty on a farm’
- Backpacker infuriated by sexy jobs
- She said that good-looking applicants get more responses.
- He stated that he does not need to be a model to work on a farm
A woman has complained that backpackers who post ‘sexy’ photos of themselves on job applications get more attention from potential employers.
Chloe Belle wrote a scathing tirade on the Backpacker Jobs Facebook page in Australia on Sunday night.
“After following this page for some time, it’s sad to see that those who look better and post photos with more visible skin get more responses from employers,” said Ms Belle.
Last time I looked, you didn’t need to look like a model to throw on wellies and get dirty on a farm or in an orchard.
A backpacker, Chloe Belle (pictured), has complained that fellow travelers who post “sexy” photos get more attention from employers.
Chloe Belle posted the message in the ‘Backpacker Jobs in Australia’ group (pictured)
“It’s a real shame that those who post more revealing or provocative images get a lot more responses from potential employers on the Facebook page,” Ms Belle told Daily Mail Australia.
“The competitive nature of having jobs that don’t require experience and a constant stream of backpackers makes it hard to be taken seriously.
‘Employers know there will always be someone else to fill the job.’
“I’m a firm believer that if you’ve got it, flaunt it, but simply put, a job board is not the place to be.”
But Ms Belle believes employers are to blame for encouraging the behaviour.
“We’re talking 3-5 likes on a basic job search ad, and 50+ likes on those that triggered viewers the right way,” said Ms. Belle.
“I was offered over 25 jobs after my post, however a week prior I posted a short rant and smiling portrait which landed me 2 job offers.”
Ms Belle’s post sparked a lively discussion.
“I’ve been thinking about it, I’m glad someone else said it,” one user commented.
I choose someone who can do the job. Someone who looks and poses like a model probably won’t want to fix fences and trap goats for vaccinations,” one employer wrote.
‘I show all the commercials with people in bikinis, partying or cleverly posing laughing at the sky. If that’s what they think is appropriate, they don’t accommodate our needs,” another employer wrote.
Shortly after Ms. Belle’s post, another job seeker came under fire for posting a photo of her in a bikini while job hunting.
Would you go to a job interview in a bikini? No, so why would you apply on Facebook with an inappropriate photo? asked another user.
Ms Belle said employers were also to blame for paying more attention to good-looking applicants.