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It is a classic problem for entrepreneurs, job seekers and, well, anyone: If you brag about your accomplishments, you seem more competent—but less likable.The solution? Add a dash of playfulness when discussing your talents.
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A team of researchers have found that “humorbragging”—referring to your accomplishments through a veil of humor—allows people to play up their skills without coming across as smug or conceited. And that makes them more likely to get hired or get their pitch accepted. “The self-enhancing humor helps them be seen as confident without sacrificing likability,” says Jieun Pai, an assistant professor at Imperial College London who led the research.
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The researchers used a series of studies to test the impact of what they called humorbragging. In one instance, they sent out two résumés to 345 companies—but one version of the résumé added a dash of self-promotional humor instead of being purely serious: “The more coffee you can provide, the more output I will produce.” The résumés with the joke got an email or a callback by 156 companies, versus 125 for the others. Another study got similar results when looking at humorous bragging on the first four seasons of “Shark Tank”—people who used humor to highlight their accomplishments were more likely to get funding than others.
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In another case, the researchers found that study participants were more likely to hire a pastry chef who used some levity in selling themselves. One candidate described making a soccer-themed cake for a boy’s fifth-birthday party and capped off the story by saying they got the biggest tip the bakery has ever seen. The baker who was the hiring favorite told the same story, including the part about the tip, but ended up by saying, “I am just glad that I only had to make the soccer ball, not actually kick one.”
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People need to be cautious, though, when using humor to sell themselves, Pai says. Self-deprecating humor without any bragging at all, or humor intended to belittle others in any form, doesn’t have the same positive impact that humorous bragging does, according to the research. “We sometimes use self-deprecating humor, but that backfires and downplays your achievements,” she says. “It doesn’t help you be seen as more competent.”
本文节选自：Wall Street Journal（华尔街日报）
发布时间：2024.10.8
作者：lifestyle/careers
原文标题：If You’re Going to Brag About Accomplishments, Make It Funny
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The researchers used a series of studies to test the impact of what they called humorbragging.
结构：The researchers used a series of studies to test the impact of what they called ….
研究人员通过一系列的研究来测试所谓的…的影响。
例句：The researchers used a series of studies to test the impact of what they called personality assessment.
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What is the main finding of the research conducted by a team of researchers led by Jieun Pai?
A) Humorbragging allows people to showcase their skills without appearing conceited.
B) Self-deprecating humor is more effective than humorous bragging in job interviews.
C) Humorous bragging is ineffective in getting funding on "Shark Tank".
D) Using humor in selling oneself is always beneficial in job interviews.
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