The boomer energy is strong in this thread. Like Dixie said above, I don't mind tattoos, but the random junk collections kids have on their arms is not attractive IMHO. My kid being one of them. My boss is an executive director, large financial institution. Full arm sleeve tattoos. Its common these days. My kid also has a nose piercing, which did not seem to inhibit her ability to land a job in health care right out of college. I think it is utterly stupid, but its her nose. (a rather sizable nose...that she inherited from me....so why would you want to attract attention to it?