Creative compliance Dress code policies Not only can body art affect life on a daily basis, but now even dress codes are someone’s affected by body art. John S. Seiter and Andrea Sandry (2003) examined the effect of body piercings related to being hired. They studied the employers perceptions of the individual based on credibility, hire ability and attractiveness. According to Seiter and Sandry codes (2002) “dress are common indicators that organizational leaders believe employee appearance contributes to the image of the the hunt for employment when job candidates organization” (p. 288). During “ wanted to receive positive evaluations in interviews, their appearance and dress were more important than their interviewing skills” (Dale et al., 2009). Research conducted by Larry Dale et al. (2009) was aimed to explore if a there “is generation gap with respect to (p. 70). When employees were faced with whether or not attire” their place of employment had a dress code of respondents said there was no policy policy, “43% on piercings and tattoos, 37 % did not know if there was a policy and 20% of respondents reported that there was a policy on tattoos and body piercings at their et al., 2009). work” (Dale, Appearance is very important when seeking employment and interviewing for a position. From previous information stated, most people worry more about their physical appearance and spend more time becoming presentable, then focusing on their interviewing skills. In the study conducted by Dale et al. that they plan to cover their tattoos when going (2009), “74% indicated on a job (p. 74). The final findings of Dale et al. (2009) discovered that the interview” “if company had a policy against the use of tattoos and body adornment, the attitude toward
Creative compliance Dress code policies Not only can body art affect someone’s life on a daily basis, but now even dress codes are affected by body art. John S. Seiter and Andrea Sandry (2003) examined the effect of body piercings related to being hired. They studied the employers perceptions of the individual based on credibility, hire ability and attractiveness. According to Seiter and Sandry (2002) “dress codes are common indicators that organizational leaders believe employee appearance contributes to the image of the organization” (p. 288). During the hunt for employment “ when job candidates wanted to receive positive evaluations in interviews, their appearance and dress were more important than their interviewing skills” (Dale et al., 2009). Research conducted by Larry Dale et al. (2009) was aimed to explore if there “is a generation gap with respect to attire” (p. 70). When employees were faced with whether or not their place of employment had a dress code policy, “43% of respondents said there was no policy on piercings and tattoos, 37 % did not know if there was a policy and 20% of respondents reported that there was a policy on tattoos and body piercings at their work” (Dale, et al., 2009). Appearance is very important when seeking employment and interviewing for a position. From previous information stated, most people worry more about their physical appearance and spend more time becoming presentable, then focusing on their interviewing skills. In the study conducted by Dale et al. (2009), “74% indicated that they plan to cover their tattoos when going on a job interview” (p. 74). The final findings of Dale et al. (2009) discovered that “if the company had a policy against the use of tattoos and body adornment, the attitude toward
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