Tattoo Removal -the Answer to a Better Job Interview

For the first time since you got your tattoos, you’re beginning to wonder if tattoo removal is the answer to getting a better job.  Lately you’ve been hearing a lot about the tattoo removal methods available today, and removing your tattoos would relieve the sinking frazzled feeling you’ve been experiencing while interviewing.  

Most people agree that interviewing for a job is a nerve raking process. But interviewing with tattoos can cause overwhelming anxiety, and worry about the future.  All of the hard work preparing for the interview with new clothes, fresh hairstyle, and hours of extensive company research, all of which none of it matters once they see your tattoo. 

If the person conducting the interview dislikes tattoos, your expertise, qualifications, and extensive training and education have no merit.  And trying to hide a tattoo during an interview usually amounts to one big disaster, and you one big bundle of frazzled nerves. 

It is hard to concentrate on giving your best answers with the thought of the snake tattoo on your neck popping out any moment from under your shirt collar.  And, although wearing a turtleneck to an interview in the middle of July is definitely a way to make a lasting impression, it rarely lands you the job. 

Then there is the backlash of shame from hiding your tattoos in the interview and being offered the job.  Now you are faced to hide your tattoo 100% of the time and forced to dress for work everyday wearing long sleeves and pants, even in July.

You can attempt to chill your frazzled nerves before they frazzle, by researching if the company is tattoo-friendly before interviewing.  A good resource to contact and ask is the company’s receptionist.   Or go ahead and interview, and if the employer offers you the job, take this opportunity to discuss policy on tattoos and disclose that you have a design.  If policy is “No Tattoos” you won’t have to worry about constantly hiding your tattoo at work.

Or, be proactive and look into the various tattoo removal methods available and weigh the options of each.  Tattoo removal is a lot less painful than it was in the days of tearing and cutting away tattoo ink imbedded into skin.  And by removing your tattoo you will experience the freedom to explore more professions and to interview with a greater selection of companies.