The economy is difficult, jobs are hard to find, but you are getting a few interviews, just not getting invited back for second interviews. You have to ask yourself, what could be wrong with this picture

What’s wrong is your body art that remains visible after you are professionally dressed may be a turnoff to a future employer.

We realize that is not something you want to hear, but if you have been going to lots of first interviews and not getting any invites to return for second interviews or job offers—it might just be the tattoos.

Employers are not supposed to make hiring decisions based on the way people look. But companies can have grooming standards. And those visible tattoos might just be causing employers to give higher consideration to candidates less tattooed than you.

It is true society is changing and more and more people are accepting tattoos and body art as the norm. But unfortunately there are still some people out there that do not feel body art is appropriate in a professional work setting.

Here’s the key point to all of this: There is just no way of knowing if having visible tattoos is keeping you from getting hired-but why take a chance?

With jobs as challenging as they are to get these days, maybe it is time to consider tattoo removal for that visible body art. What we are talking about here are the tattoosaround the face, neck, ears, hands, fingers and lower arm area.

There are [many different. Many consider the best to be laser tattoo removal. This process that can take several visits and several months. With every visit the the tattoo is treated by the laser. Then the wound is given time to heal before the next treatment can take place. The laser treatment process can be costly and painful, but, it is considered very effective.

You can also try to cover up the tattoo while interviewing and at work with specially formulated tattoo cover up makeup.

Another popular method involves cream products. This seems to be more a fade process rather than removal. But, it is a lot less costly than laser treatment, is virtually painless and can be much quicker. The results seem to vary from one person to the next and a lotdepends on characteristics of the tattoo, the ink used, age of the tattoo, and skin type. However, a large number of people get excellent results with this method.

Often referred to as “Wrecking Ball”, the name is actually the Wrecking Balm Company and they make a very effectice tattoo removal cream The company has do-it-yourself process that is 100% guaranteed. It actually makes sense to give it a try before you go with the laser method. It costs a lot less than laser removal. It is faster and guaranteed. If it doesn’t work, then save up and give laser removal a try. If you want to learn more about Wrecking Balm, take a look here.

Tattoo cover ups are especially popular to hide tattoos you no longer like the look of. Sometimes a tattoo that seemed you were so excited about at the time a few years later becomes something you just can’t tolerate any more. Perhaps you have a tattoo that has faded and you feel no longer looks veryattractive. Well there are answers for all of these situations in the form of what is referred to as tattoo cover up.

One solution to get rid of tattoos with letters and names is to try and have the letters altered so they read something else. We have heard that Johnny Depp, the popular character actor, had his tattoo that read “Winona Forever” redone so that it became “Wino Forever”. You can really get creative with this. So talk it over with a tattoo professional and they willmore than likely have some unique suggestions.

Another possible solution to cover up tattoos is to use a design as a cover that is filled with much intricate detail. Tribal tattoos are often a good idea. Because of their abundant detail and colors, they can often blend and cover old tattoos with excellent results. Talk to your tattoo artist about placing a tribal tattoo over your old tattoo. This solution can often yield excellent success. There are a number of good sources for tribal designs and newer unique tattoo patterns that would work well as tattoo cover ups and can be located easily on the Internet.

Sometimes there is the desire to just conceal a tattoo for a short time instead of complete tattoo removal. Maybe you don’t want that tattoo to show for a wedding. Another idea would be to use a tattoo cover makeup. This is obviously something that would not be permanent, but there are a variety of make up products that work well for this for temporary situations. If you go for this method make sureyou use a product that has a concealer and neutralizer and is specially formulated for tattoos. That way it won’t fade, or bleed, or be seen through until you are ready to take it off.

If these ideas don’t work there is always the more traditional tattoo removal methods involving fade creams or laser treatments.