The Small Business Trends blog had a post earlier this week about whether or not you should hire job candidates with body art ("Job Candidates With Body Art: Hire Or Not?").
I believe that it depends on the position the person will hold.
Several years ago, I was interviewing candidates for a receptionist position. The receptionist was the first person customers met when they walked in the door. The classified ad for the job clearly stated that the person in this role would be a "face" for the company.
One of the candidates I interviewed had an eyebrow, nose, and tongue piercing. The piercing themselves didn’t bother me. What did concern me was that this candidate hadn’t thought out how they needed to present themselves to me in the interview. Suffice to say, this candidate didn’t make it to the second round of interviews.
So, it wasn't the piercings but the person. So why mention piercing at all?
Posted by: Teresa | March 22, 2009 at 07:48 PM