I’ve written about this before, but it keeps coming around – tattoos hurt your chances of landing a job according to this salary.com article. I am a bit old to participate in the tattoo craze so I probably come across as a stodgy old man on this topic. However, the millennials seem to be enthralled with tattoos even in open sight. To give you proof: A recent study from the Pew Research Center found nearly 40% of people between the ages of 18 and 29 have at least one tattoo… Think about that stat – 40%! That is more than a fad. But here is where the problem develops: The… Read More
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Ok, lame play on words for a title so my regrets to the Rolling Stones. The tattoo topic is one that seems to be ever-present. What should companies do about employees with tattoos? The Herman Trend Alert (sorry, no link) provides the data as to why this topic is so common: Thus, it is no wonder that over 32 percent of young people aged 25 to 29 and 25 percent of folks aged 30 to 39 have followed suit (Harris Interactive, 2008). A 2006 Pew Research survey found 36 percent of people ages 18 to 25 had tattoos, while a full 40 percent of those 26 to 40 sported them.… Read More
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