<p>would getting a tattoo affect your chances of getting an IB job?</p>
<p>As long as it can’t be seen when wearing a short sleeve t-shirt and shorts you’re fine.</p>
<p>I’ve got a tattoo on my chest. There’s no way for them to know unless I tell them.</p>
<p>Funny story. So senior year in high school I got a tattoo. It is around my right wrist kind of like a bracelet tattoo i guess. It’s a tattoo in hieroglyphs of the meaning of my name. The reason I got in on my wrist is because it can be easily covered with a watch. SO i interview with JPM in December, at their office. Low and behold I didn’t have on my watch. One of my interviewers noticed it and asked about it. I explained what it was, why I got it, what it means to me, and why I got it where I got it. The interviewer then told me that usually they frown upon tattoos because to them it shows bad judgement, however he was particularly impressed with how much thought I had put into mine. Long story short I got the job in IB and JPM. I don’t know if that was just in my case but I figured I’d share it anyway.</p>
<p>JM - true enough for now, try attending a conference/event on a beach in the warmer climes and see how fast that next level of advancement disappears</p>
<p>@mhmm</p>
<p>I’m actually looking forward to situations like that. 
At that point I will hopefully have already proven myself, and the tattoo will just confuse people.</p>
<p>No, As long as it doesn’t show past your sleeve or over your collar.</p>
<p>There are more people with a tat then there aren’t. Particularly if they were in the military. Poor judgment is not hiring a top analyst just because he got drunk and go a bad idea (or a few) in his teens or twenties. I wouldn’t want to work for a short sighted manager like that anyway. </p>
<p>What % college graduates got through college without at least 1 night of poor judgment?</p>
<p>I still think it would be advisable to try to conceal your tattoo during interviews, for those bankers that would be prejudiced. Shouldn’t be too hard, when you’re wearing a full suit you’re covering 90-95% of your body.</p>