Thứ Tư, 20 tháng 9, 2017

Getting The Job May Mean Tattoo Concealer

By Patricia Scott


Even in our ever-changing corporate world, people with body art are sometimes still wrongly judged and overlooked during the interview process. Younger people have had a tendency these past ten years or so, to get tattoos where they are readily visible. In many instances, it may be in their best interest to get the right tattoo concealer just to get their foot in the door.

Many people view their ink as well as piercings as an important element of self expression. However, when the college days are done and one is looking to hook that dream career, visible body art can hinder this plan. It is unfortunate that people are sometimes judged based on the prejudice of others, but this is the reality of the world, and it takes a trail-blazer to change that.

Some industries are very conservative by tradition, and getting the foot in the door with a tribal on your neck might not be possible. In fact, some jobs will require covering up body art as routine, and you will want the right cover-stick for your skin coloration. Sleeves are another style of art that can be extremely visible during the summer months, even if you wear a uniform.

Sometimes more liberal industries tend to pigeon-hole a heavily tattooed worker into the blue-collar basket. This can cause a person to get stuck in a role within some companies that is less than their education might have intended. This is due to the wrong-thinking and prejudice of those in charge, but one does not necessarily change that dynamic by showing everything about themselves in the beginning.

It may seem counter-intuitive to someone who wears their ink with pride. It might even seem like settling, or compromising beliefs you hold dear. In the end, what you are trying to do in an interview is sell yourself, and sometimes all that ink gets in the way.

When a person starts a job they are getting to know their coworkers, and their company as a whole; but the company is also getting to know them. No one can truly prove their merit in the first few weeks, but an opportunity to step up and show what you can do will present itself eventually. Once you have had that opportunity to shine, you are less likely to be negatively judged for your body art.

However, when that moment arrives where you get to save the day, or account, or bottom line; this is the day that frees a person up to show their art. When you know you are valued beyond any possibility of narrow judgement or career repression, then you can really show more sides of yourself. This is how attitudes get changed when it comes to what is considered professional appearance.

Had you not concealed body art in the interview, it might have prevented some opportunities from ever occurring. Using a cover-up does not make you a sell-out, and you are not denying your true self. You are securing your future, and allowing your example to set the stage for how business behaves in the decades to come.




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