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>is a cancer survivor (or any other unwarranted personal detail that's clearly being shoehorned in) I'd find it very off-putting I would think that cancer surv
by vdaniuk 11y ago
>is a cancer survivor (or any other unwarranted personal detail that's clearly being shoehorned in) I'd find it very off-putting
I would think that cancer survivor has a significantly more developed sense of awareness and mindfulness. Surviving * is a deeply profound experience that changes people. I don't understand why that would be off-putting to you.
- vpribish 11y agoread the paper (well, skim it) - you might be interested to see your interpretation is a very common perceptual bias. They claim that this is harmful since it decreases perceived competence (as if these traits are somehow in a zero-sum tradeoff). Be that as it may, the thing that some might find off-putting is not 'surviving cancer' but appearing to be using that to gain sympathy points in a job application.
- vdaniuk 11y agoI've found only mention of increased perception of "warmth" vs decreased "competence", is that it? Still, I hold a belief that those traits in fact increase competence and I don't mind people trying to gain sympathy points in job application.
- vpribish 11y agoYup, that was it (pbnjay linked the paper above).