- A friend of mine once made an experience: He sent his CV applying for a not gender biased kind of job. No answer. Then he sent an equivalent CV but pretending

- A friend of mine once made an experience: He sent his CV applying for a not gender biased kind of job. No answer. Then he sent an equivalent CV but pretending to be a fairly attractive female (with a cool photo) applying for the same job. Few days later 'she' was asked for an interview. - I have another friend that is responsible for HR on a small business (not rocket science kind of job). While bachelor he used to select possible hires by photo. His boss was aware of it and wouldn't oppose, treating it as a kind of 'perk' for my friend.. TLDR: Humans seem to be more helpful to potential attractive mates.