"Tattoos Peek Out At Offices--But Only At Some"


  • Twenty-three percent of Americans have a tattoo, according to a Pew Research poll from 2010; and 32 percent of people ages 30 to 45 have at least one tattoo.
  • Sixty-one percent of human-resource managers asked last year in an annual survey by the Center for Professional Excellence at York College of Pennsylvania said a tattoo would hurt a job applicant’s chances, up from 57 percent in 2011.

An interesting piece in the Sunday NY Times explores some of the issues experienced by applicants (and employees) with Ink.