2007-01-30 02:36:48 · 15 answers · asked by Reo 5 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
As a former recruiter, HR Manager & small business owner, I can tell you it depends.
Is it offensive? then probably never hire the guy, unless he will be a mechanic in a all male department.
Is it above his collar (neck/face) then never for a job that would require face to face interaction with my customers or executives within the company.
Are the company executives incredibly liberal and youngish? then maybe
Are the company execs incredibly conservative and religious? then no
Having a visable tattoo is like putting "pot smoking" under outside interests on your resume. You might get lucky and run into a really cool person that is doing the hiring, but odds are you would never get an interview.
Companies are not looking so much for "individuals" with individual style. They are looking to hire people to represent the company, who make them money, and who do not tick off their customers; tattoos just don't portray the image of success.
2007-01-30 03:11:44 · answer #1 · answered by Gem 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the job. Depends on where the tattoo was and what it was of.
If I were interviewing for an accountant and the applicant had a tattoo on their forehead, I wouldn't be likely to give them the job for two reasons:
(1) It wouldn't go over well with others in the business community and
(2) It shows a lack of judgment.
Anyway that puts a tattoo on their forehead isn't someone that does a good job thinking ahead.
However, if the person was up-front and said "I did this when I was 16 and it was a stupid thing to do" I might be more willing to consider the applicant.
In general, if you EVER expect to work in the "business world" (whatever that is!), then don't get a visible tattoo.
Of course, in the "business world," men wear clothing that would cover any tattoo other than the head and hands. Women, too, can wear clothing that could cover most anything.
2007-01-30 11:30:53 · answer #2 · answered by Jay 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends what I am hiring them for. There are some jobs that having visible tattoos would not interfere with the work and there are some jobs that would require the person to hide the tattoo. In my point of view it would not be a problem because a tattoo can always be covered up with clothing or cover cream.
2007-01-30 12:13:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
depends on the job.
if i am interviewing a construction worker it probably doesn't matter unless it is something that might be offensive to other workers.
any potentially offensive tattoo would be a rejection. because as an employer i can't take that legal risk.
if i am interviewing a professional and they have a tattoo in a place that is not covered by professional clothing, which would be face, neck or hands, i would think that it is leftover from a previous life.
i might see evidence on their resume of a previous life and turnaround in their life.
that is just what i would think.
2007-01-30 10:46:56 · answer #4 · answered by Sufi 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not the tattoo that make the man, it's the man that makes the tattoo.
I have professors who have tattoos and politicians who also have tattoo given to them back when they were serving. So don't judge a man by his tattoo, remember, the REAL bad people are the ones who do there very best to hide their character.
2007-01-30 11:46:56 · answer #5 · answered by Inquisit 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, it depends on the job. Doesn't it? If it can't be hidden, I'd probably assume the person was an impulsive jackass though. Only because I have my own hidden tattoo that I got on an impulse and think it was a jackass thing to do.
2007-01-30 10:46:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would give them the benefit of the doubt that they got over that moment of poor judgement from their youth
however our human resources have specific guidelines regarding Tattoos,piercings,dress code etc.
one of our employees wears long sleeves winter and summer and a bandaid on her finger always to cover hers
2007-01-30 11:30:15 · answer #7 · answered by caretaker 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the job and the tat. I wouldn't put them in a position as a sales rep., but as field employees, administration or management it doesn't really matter. What matters is how well they perform their job functions.
2007-01-30 12:23:43 · answer #8 · answered by Amy V 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
depends on what position they are applying for . . for a service technician that makes house calls then it must be coverable . for in house work of any kind where no major interaction with customers then as long as it's not offensive it's ok to have . .
2007-01-30 10:48:29 · answer #9 · answered by Rainy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what the position you are hiring for is, and what the tattoo is.
2007-01-30 10:44:59 · answer #10 · answered by woodlands127 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋