Should You Cover Up Tattoos And Piercings For Interviews? A decade ago job seekers had to desperately remove piercings and cover up tattoos before any important interview. Even today when we say much about individuality and self-expression, yet the scenario hasn’t changed at all or did it? To know, keep reading this blog at career advice.
Outlook What annoys about such questions is that it’s difficult to provide a definite answer. Policies on piercing and tattoos vary between companies, industries, and the workplaces so it is hard to answer in plain yes or no. Though we can hope that mindsets have broadened to understand that one’s appearance doesn’t reflect abilities, it appears that such perceptions are hard to believe. Supporting piercing and tattoos in workplace Many companies currently believe that not hiring based on their body art is obsolete and reaffirms prejudices. A researcher Andrew Timming at St Andrews University laid an argument that a change in attitudes is unavoidable. With celebrities bringing body piercings and tattoos into the mainstream culture and inclining towards a liberal view on the matter,