Tattoo Removal Rises As Employers Hesitate To Hire Inked Applicants

Tattoo Removal Rises As Employers Hesitate To Hire Inked Applicants
Article by: SlingerVille Staff
August 31, 2012

Are employers still reluctant to hire people with exposed tattoos? Having tattoos is very common today, but body art is still a hindrance to success in the workplace.

According to a report from Philly.com, those sporting visible tattoos are struggling to get hired in the face of stricter corporate dress codes.

If an employer had to choose between a clean-cut candidate and tattooed candidate, chances are they will hire the clean-cut individual because the corporate appearance is more appealing to employers.

“A survey conducted by Careerbuilder.com showed similar results, according to MSNBC. After taking the pulse of HR managers, the job search site found that piercings, cited by 37 percent of hiring managers, are the top physical attribute that can limit a candidate’s career potential. Bad breath came in next, at 34 percent, with visible tattoos trailing not too far behind at 31 percent.”

While one quarter of Americans between the ages of 18 and 50 have tattoos, you would think that this mindset would not be here. Nonetheless, the issue is still here.

“Thus, where the ubiquity of tattoos meets with the distaste of potential employers, the lucrative business of tattoo removal has found a home. And despite the procedure costing thousands of dollars, business is booming.”

Just in the last year alone, laser tattoo removal procedures have increased 32 percent. And of the 32 percent that got the procedure done, 40 percent listed “employment” as their reasoning.

What is your take on this, have your tattoos given you trouble while finding a job?

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/29/tattoo-removal-rises_n_1553125.html

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