has a tattoo or piercing ever worked against you?

edad
Mon, 08 Nov 2010 13:19:11 +0000

I have only known two people who I could recognize as falling into the genius category. One was a success in his career but was tormented by his family and social life. The other was socially dysfunctional to the degree that he could not apply himself in any major endeavor including developing a career or a family/social life. Every time I think of these individuals I remember the movie “Good Will Hunting.”

I work in a highly technical field. Even so we rarely need the input of a genius. We do need smart, highly skilled people who can work with others. I don’t believe a tattoo is an automatic sign of deficiency in social skills that would preclude hiring, but it is a red flag. With high unemployment and plenty of people competing for jobs, no candidate needs any negatives.