jdthediscipleAttractive students no longer receive better results as classes moved online
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016517652200283X
My first job during and out of college back in 2003, we were entirely remote. We hired exclusively over the phone which resulted in a mix of people that were completely diverse in their backgrounds and at the same time truly qualified to do the work.
The company went on to grow quite successfully until it was acquired 6 years later. I feel that zoom and video conferencing allows some of that "appearance" factor back in. Based on my experience though, if I had my way, job interviews would be exclusively audio only.
At least voice coaching / training is relatively accessible? A lot easier than some physical features imo.
And you could argue having a clear easy to understand voice is a job skill for most positions, I think.