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Industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology is the scientific study of the workplace. Rigor and methods of psychology are applied to issues of critical relevance to business, including talent management, coaching, assessment, selection, training, organizational development, performance, and work-life balance.

Tattoos May Be Giving Wrong Ideas to Employers

A Bowling Green State University study finds that job applicants who adorn themselves with tattoos are less likely to be hired.

By Abby Welsh, SIOP Intern

No matter what position someone is trying to obtain, one thing that may give a negative outlook for hiring managers is self-expression through tattoos.

Once the realm of sailors, circus performers, and gangs, tattoos have become a common method of self-expression for people of many different walks of life. In fact, 23% of Americans have at least one tattoo, according to a Pew Research poll from 2010.

Although there may be signs that attitudes toward tattoos are becoming more tolerant, the study by Ryan Whorton and Scott Highhouse shows that hiring managers may not be as accepting of this social change.

Whorton and Highhouse conducted experimental research with a sample of hiring managers, investigating the degree to which their attitudes toward applicants were influenced by their tattoos....Read more

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