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"The Science of Love at First Sight at Work"

This post was written by Penelope Trunk: "This is what the farm looks like when you drive up to it. [Picture on the blog site]

For a while, I thought that the farm is really what I fell in love with. I felt an overwhelming sense that I belonged on this farm from the moment I got out of my car.

But also, the moment I got out of my car, I fell in love with the farmer...

This started getting me thinking about how you fall in love at work. With your job. I think it's also love at first sight...

The idea that our love-at-first-sight tools work similarly for other relationships is not that far-fetched.  First, it's clear that researchers at Ohio State University found that after just a few minutes of meeting someone face-to-face, people decide what sort of relationship they want to have with that person. And that decision is a good predictor of what will happen in the future between the two people because people act in accordance with their decision.

Here are ways to apply what we know about love at first sight to getting the job you want:..."

Source: Brazen Careerist, 4 October 2010. © 2009 Penelope Trunk, reproduced with permission of the author.

Full post as published by Stark County Law Library Blawg on October 05, 2010 (boomark / email).