Ananta Kar Kumar, Pham Huynh Thien An
The “first impression last long” phenomenon has been researched since the early 1900s, and even nowadays, this situation still exists in the broader society as well as within many workplace environments across the globe. To the Vietnamese concept, these facial cues anticipate significant actual-world decisions, in particular, whether to lend money to the target, permit to gain a court case, or nominate to political office, in the case of the recruitment process where candidate appearance dominate the outcome. Understanding this psychological effect, the report below can be used to explain many engaging phenomena in business. Therefore, this research investigated the original reason why Vietnamese often prejudge the worth of something or someone, by their outward appearance. Besides that, the value of the Vietnamese concept "Inner grace creates outer beauty” is verified at the end of the report. The report below can offer some points to help today's generation of youths understand more thoroughly and get rid of the misuse of this ancient concept when quite attaching importance to outer appearance.
Vietnamese Ancient Concept, Stereotypes Phenomenon, First Impression, Equality at the Workplace