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Tattoo acceptance

Interview 101

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Research shows that 40 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds have tattoos. Are tattoos more acceptable in the workplace?

Think you’ve got what it takes to ace an interview? Compare notes with experts in our interview breakdown.

Tattoo acceptance

Interview 101

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THE DO’S OF A RÉSUMÉ• Tailor the résumé to the job position being applied for• Write to the point• Be concise, but include enough information• Have it critiqued by several people• Use action verbs• Include education and/or work experience• List accomplishments• Include accreditation of college• List involvement on campus• List awards and scholarships• Include internship experience• Make it a reader-friendly and well-organized document• Be sure it flows• Check for grammar, spelling and punctuation errors

Source: Career Center consultant Nikki Dickens and Dennis Veit, Master of Science in Human Resource Management graduate adviser

THE DON’TS OF A RESUME• Don’t ramble• Don’t use personal pronouns• Don’t cram in too much information• Don’t make it more than two pages• Don’t include interests and hobbies• Don’t use fancy fonts• Don’t include vague information

Source: Career Center consultant Nikki Dickens and Dennis Veit, Master of Science in Human Resource Management graduate adviser

HOW TO HAVE A READER-FRIENDLY RÉSUMÉ• Include bullets• Have 1-inch margins• Type in a reader font• Have bold text• Include headings

Source: Career Center consultant Nikki Dickens

Your NameContact information

Objective:• Stand out. Don’t use a standardized résumé.

• Career Center consultant Nikki Dickens said a standardized

résumé will leave an applicant blended in with all the others.

Professional experience: • Write down work experience. Make sure these experiences are

related to the job and include the year started and ended, as well

as a description of what the job seeker accomplished during the

time period. If you haven’t had a professional job, internship

and volunteer positions can be listed.

Education: • List the university and/or colleges attended, including the year

graduated with which degree obtained.

Qualifications: • List experiences such as involvement on campus, awards,

scholarships and unique information relating to the job

description.

Sources: Christy Davis, certified professional resume writer from Executive Services and Dennis

Veit, Master of Science in Human Resource Management graduate adviser.

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A résumé is a buyer’s market.It is important for students to know how

to create a résumé, Career Center consultant Nikki Dickens said.

The résumé’s purpose is for job seekers to get an interview, Dickens said.

“I always tell students to remember that your résumé is a reflection of you, that it’s an organic document,” she said. “It should be changing all the time; you should be keeping it up-to-date, you should be looking at what it’s saying about you and make sure that it’s presenting you in the right way.”

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BY SAMANTHA CUMBERLANDThe Shorthorn staff

Classroom experience isn’t going to cut it in the real world.

A recent study by Millennial Branding and StudentAdvisor shows that college students are not actively preparing for their post-college career. Out of the 200 students surveyed across America, only 29 percent re-ceived career and job help from career services at their university.

Employers are encouraging students to begin taking steps sooner rather than later: The job hunt is on.

While the unknown job mar-ket territory may seem daunting, there are resources all around you to be used. Here are some tips to advance you in your job search now:

Friend the Career Center

The Student Career Develop-ment Study also showed that a high number of students did not have a mentor outside of their home. Thirty-seven percent of those sur-veyed said they were mentored by their parents, 32 percent of those students said their parents offered good advice about job-seeking or career-advancement.

The Career Center on campus is a vital resource throughout a stu-dent’s time at UTA, said career ser-vices coordinator Clifford Garinn. Garrin said employers want to see that students are active, and that being active in the Career Center will give you access to tips on mar-keting yourself.

“Students need to come in to the Career Center and have their résumé critiqued and do research on the position to make sure that they’re well qualified,” he said.

Garrin also said that participa-tion with the Career Center will help build relationships with fu-ture employers by encouraging employers to participate in Career Center activities.

The Career Center also offers career counseling to help students identify potential careers and inte-grating academic and professional pursuits with broader life choices.

Broaden your horizon

Having a diverse background in school activities is what some

employers say sets a candidate apart from another.

Student organizations help students find jobs after gradua-tion through job fairs, connec-tions with students on the same career path, professionals in the field and résumé reviews. Ac-cording to State University, in-volvement with extracurricular activities on campus help de-velop skills specific to a student’s career path.

“Research has continually shown that students who are en-gaged with extracurricular ac-tivities are retained and graduate at a higher rate,” said Jeff Soren-son, assistant vice president for Student Affairs.

Architecture graduate stu-dent Eduardo Castaneda said his experience with a student orga-nization helped him make con-nections with the professional world. Castaneda is the presi-dent of the American Institute of Architecture Students.

Students also can boost their résumé by being open to new programs at school. Natalie Notko, Delta Companies princi-pal recruiter, said this can be as simple as taking classes outside

of your degree plan. She also said showing responsibilities outside of school is a great way to show-case time management.

Castaneda said his student or-ganization encourages students to get involved outside the stu-dio, saying that there is life out-side of the classroom.

“It’s good to see that the pas-sion we have as students is still out there in the professional world,” he said.

Get out of the classroom

Nothing beats real-life experi-ence.

According to the Student Ca-reer Development survey, around half of the students surveyed had completed an internship.

“Some students have the im-pression that they do not need to come to the Career Center until after they graduate,” Butler said. “We hope that we can show students that they need to start coming early and often to get help with internships.”

Butler said students should start an internship during their sophomore year, but typically

students wait until their junior year to apply.

“In terms of timing, I think students should start looking for possibilities the second semester of their freshman year to start putting feelers out to try to make connections with people,” Butler said. “The first semester is usu-ally spent adjusting to college life, but the earlier the better.”

Fine-tune your résumé

A résumé that stands out from the pack may be the differ-ence between getting the inter-view and being rejected.

Starting and revising your ré-sumé is something any student, no matter their classification, can do, said Carrie Baum, Sci-ence Education and Career Cen-ter assistant director

The Career Center is a great place for students to fine-tune their résumé. Garrin suggests for all applicants to have a second party look at their résumé.

“Students can come in to the Career Center and have their ré-sumé critiqued and do research on the position to make sure that they’re well qualified,” Garinn said.

Polish your Facebook

Employers’ first impression at potential employees’ qualifi-cations doesn’t stop at their ré-sumé. Potential employers may look at social media accounts when reviewing candidates.

“Companies will look at your social media,” Baum said. “En-suring that you keep the risqué photos off is essential when going into the professional world.”

According to the Student Career Development survey, almost all students surveyed had a Facebook account, but only 34 percent had a LinkedIn profile. LinkedIn is a business-oriented social networking site.

“Students need to be care-ful of what they post and what their friends post as well,” But-ler said. “Employers do use Facebook, and many have the ability to override protected in-formation.”

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RESEARCHING COMPANIESResearching a company may be easier than you think. Here are three web-sites that help make the search easier.

Indeed.comThis website gives members access to millions of job postings, including internships, with direct links to companies’ websites. Here job seekers can see what the potential employer is looking for in an employee, including the expectations of the position and the qualifications necessary. Available fea-tures include search-narrowing and tips to help you with your search.

SimplyHired.comThis website’s search engine pulls jobs listings from all over the Web. You can even search local job markets, such as the Metroplex, to find out basic information on the job market’s largest industries and how to job market has changed over the years.

CareerBuilder.comCareerBuilder will recommend jobs such as the ones that you have previ-ously viewed, kind of like how Netflix recommends movies based on the ones you’ve watched.

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NETWORK NOWThe people you meet today may be the people that help you land a job tomorrow. Experts suggest using the online professional so-cial media site LinkedIn as a tool. Here are five quick ways to start networking now.

The more information you provide on your LinkedIn profile, the more reasons employers will have to contact you. You never know what may catch the eye of a potential employer, so be sure to consider all projects, side work and jobs.

When contacting people that you’d like to connect with, especially poten-tial employers, add a friendly message. You’ll impress people with your personalized connection requests.

The best networks begin with people you already know and trust. Contrary to popular belief, net-working doesn’t always mean reaching out to people you don’t know. Take advantage of the contact upload feature and connect with friends, relatives and contacts al-ready in the professional world.

Think about what you can do to support others as you build your own con-nections and progress in your goals. Forward a job listing to a friend or leave a positive comment on a coworker’s status. You’ll feel good about it, and the favor will likely be returned.

Online connections supplement, but do not replace, human contact. Support your connec-tions made trough Linke-dIn with visits to events, phone calls and snail mail notes.

Source: http://university.linkedin.com/sites/university.linkedin.com/files/How%20to%20Network%20on%20Linke-

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A college diploma and an impressive résumé may help a recent grad-uate land a job interview, but it won’t necessarily garner a job offer. The job market is way too competitive for that: There are 3.4 job-seekers for every opening, according to the December Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The job interview serves as the final effort to sell yourself to an em-ployer, said communication lecturer Sandie Idziak. Idziak teaches an upper-level communication class on interviewing and said the biggest pitfall students face is not being prepared for the interview.

Psychology studies reveal that first impressions form within seven seconds of meeting someone. When it comes to the job interview, you have one shot to make a lasting impression. Be prepared.

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Before the interview Never walk into an interview blind,

know how long it takes to get there, where you should park and what’s ac-

ceptable to wear. If you don’t have the time to research

what employees are wearing, lean on the side of conser-vative, Idziak said. Even if the office is known for being funky, you want them to remember your skills, not the six-inch Christian Louboutin shoes you wore.

Being prepared also includes researching the com-pany. Professional interview coach Carole Martin said it is almost guaranteed that a company will ask an appli-cant why they want to work for them: Being uninformed about the company is a surefire way not to get the job.

If you don’t know where to start, begin with the prod-uct the company offers and what challenges it is currently facing in the stock market or with its competitors: Know-ing a company’s weakness is a great opportunity to show off your strengths, especially when they ask why they should hire you.

Statistics also show that first impressions are deter-mined by the words people use: Practice. If you’re unsure of your interview skills, practice with a friend or family member.

Common questions“Tell me about yourself.”The simplest questions can easily

stump an applicant. When it comes to answering the “tell me about yourself ”

questions, Martin said employers are look-ing for five points: Education and experience, area of ex-pertise, strengths, work ethic and anything personal that will add to the job.

While there isn’t a way to predict which questions will be asked in an interview, here are a few quick tips for questions that still stump interview masters.

What is your greatest weakness? Minimizing the weakness and emphasizing strengths

is the best way to handle this type of question. Alison Doyle, About.com job-search guide , suggests using the sandwich technique; begin with a positive statement, slip in the negative and end with a positive.

What are your goals?Employers ask this question because they want to

know how long you plan to stick around. Doyle said to be honest and state your goals in short-term and long-term.

Why did you leave/are you leaving your job?Always put your leaving in a positive context, Doyle

said. And if you’re still employed, focus on what you want in your next job.

The bottom line is that the employer is seeking to de-termine whether you’re a match for the job. If you need a moment to think, don’t be afraid to ask for one.

Common mistakesBeing unaware of nonverbal com-

munication and misidentifying the job description are two mistakes job seekers

can make, Martin said.Martin said reading a job description

three times is a must: Read for content, vocabulary — what words appear consistently — and read between the lines. Doing so will help tailor your specific skill to the job.

Body language also is a way to read between the lines. “A first impression can be a great beginning or a quick

ending to your interview,” Martin said. People don’t realize the effects of bad body language,

such as twirling hair, crossing legs at the knee, bad eye contact and crossing arms, Martin said.

To leave a lasting impact, Martin suggests applicants to stand straight, make good eye contact, connect with a firm handshake and to sit erect and lean forward in the chair.

Do you have any questions?The experts agreed one of the biggest

flaws an interviewee can have is not asking questions at the end of the interview.

Asking questions gives the applicant an opportunity to show his or her interest, said

Martin. The best questions come from listening to what is said and asked during an interview, she said. Asking ques-tions also gives the applicant an opportunity to find out if the job is right, an interview goes both ways.Here are a few questions suggested by the experts:

• How would you describe a typical day in this position?• Will I have training?• Is this a new position? If not, what did the previous

employee go on to do?• How many people work in this department?• What do you like about working here?• Would you like a list of references?• When will I hear back from you?

What not to ask• What does this company do? Not doing your research ahead of time signifies a general

lack of interest in the job.• If I get the job, can I take time off for vacation?Wait until you get the job offer before mentioning prior

commitments. • Can I change my schedule if I get the job?Showing that you have scheduling conflicts is a quick way

to raise the red warning flag.• Did I get the job?Don’t be impatient. If you got the job, they’ll let you know.

Follow upThe best way to follow up an interview

is with a thank-you note. While email is the fastest form of delivery, nothing beats a

handwritten note. “It serves as another reminder and that you

care enough about the job to take the time to write a note,” Doyle said.

Be prepared by keeping a box of thank-you notes and stamps on hand, and send one immediately after the interview.

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When headed for an interview, you want to make the best first impression — so, dress well. You don’t get a second chance to make a first impression, said Cliff Garinn, UTA Ca-reer Services coordinator . Choose conservative styles and colors when going in for the in-terview. Leave flashy ties and pink sequined pumps at home, just for the day. Listen to your mother when she tells you to trim and clean your nails. A clean appearance shows that you pay attention to detail and that you take yourself seriously. Don’t distract the interviewer; let competency shine through personality, Garinn said.

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You need one belt that’s two colors. A revers-ible belt can help you alternate between two colors. A black and brown belt would work well.

Match shoes and belts. This shows that you pay attention to detail.

You don’t have to go out and buy name-brand clothing.

“Off-brand clothing can be just as fashion-able, attractive and professional,” Garinn said.

No bright ties and patterns — they distract the person from what you are saying.

“Your professionalism and competency should make the impression,” Garinn said.

Dressing up too much leaves a negative im-pression. You don’t want to bring out the tuxedo or ball gown you wore to your brother’s wedding.

Learn how to tie a tie. If you don’t know, get someone to tie it for you the night before and wear it the next day.

Keep it simple. Don’t wear anything fancy or distracting.

“Half the battle is your appearance,” Krueger said. A white shirt for men and a blouse for women is a classic appearance, he said.

Invest in a jacket or a blazer. Women can wear suits with skirts one inch below the knees. Conservative colors such as gray, brown and white work well for an interview.

For women, a little bit of makeup makes a good impression. It shows that you pay atten-tion to what you wear and take yourself seri-ously. However, avoid going overboard with the eyeliner and lipstick. Balance is key.

For men, you can use lip balm or Vaseline to keep your lips smooth and moist. You don’t want your lips to become dry while answering questions.

“Wear your hair nice. The key is to present yourself well,” Krueger said.

A clean appearance shows that you respect the person interviewing you and that you pay attention to yourself. This shows you might pay attention to details in the workplace, too.

Make sure your clothes fi t you correctly; not too loose, not too tight — just right.

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You’ve been offered the job, but the pay is a little bit less than you de-sire. You know you’re a recent gradu-ate, but with all the internships you worked while in college and the lead-ership roles you held in student or-ganizations, is it possible to bargain for a little more? Absolutely, experts from UTA’s Career Center said.

There are several keys to negoti-ating salary, such as knowing the ap-propriate time to do so and the best way to convince the company you deserve a little extra cash, director Linda Wilson and career consultant Ayanna Parker said.

You can negotiate“I assumed whatever was offered,

I had to take,” Parker said of her first job after graduation.

You’re already ahead if you know it’s acceptable, she said.

“When the company says, ‘Hi, we’re offering you the position,’ ask how much they pay. After they tell you, say, ‘Well, is the salary nego-tiable?’ ” Parker said.

Do your research

Familiarize yourself in your in-dustry’s starting salary, Wilson said.

Starting salaries vary with in-dustries. Parker recommends using the National Association of Colleges and Employers to learn about in-dustry salaries.

Be reasonable when you ask for more, Parker said.

“If their starting salary is $40,000 and you ask for $70,000, they’re going to think you’re nuts,” Parker said.

Ask after you’ve been offered the position.

Asking about salary negotiation during the interview is frowned upon, Wilson and Parker said.

Think of the hiring process as a tennis game, Parker said.

“It goes back and forth,” she said.So, after the company has inter-

viewed you and offers you the job, inquire about the salary and ask if you can get back with them at a later time, Parker said. Give them a definite date that you’ll let the company know by, she said. Find out if the salary is negotiable before you accept the position, Parker said.

If you ask for a salary negotia-tion, provide the company with rea-sons as to why you deserve a bigger salary.

“Negotiate with internships, leadership experience, organiza-tions related to your field. Every-thing is a bargaining chip,” Parker said.

It also is appropriate to let the company know if you’ve had other offers, Wilson said.

Other things to consider during negotiation

Advanced school/training: “Ask whether they’ll pay for grad-uate school or training. A lot of companies will do that,” Wilson said.

Gas expenses: Once upon a time, companies used to pay for an employee’s gas expenses, but that is happening less and less now, Parker said. It is more common for companies to pay for mass transit or a bus pass, Wilson said. It may be worth asking about during the conversation, they said.

Phone bill: If the job requires

you to use your personal phone a lot, the company may pay for phone expenses. At one time, Parker said she would carry two phones on her at all times — one company and one personal.

Relocation expenses: Say you land a job in New York. It is rare for the company to pay for you to move there, Wilson said. This is something that is OK to ask about during the initial interview, Wilson said.

Fringe benefits: Almost every job offers medical and dental in-surance, a company parking spot, etc. In essence, you’re making more than you think with benefits, Parker said. Most job benefits are listed on company websites. If not, you can usually call the company’s human resources at any time to inquire about which benefits the

job comes with, Wilson and Park-er said.

Consider that the experience may be more valuable than the salary, Wilson and Parker said.

Getting a foot in the door and working for a reference or promo-tion later will pay off down the road, they said.

“So once you accept an offer, ask for more experience, take ini-tiative. Arrive early and stay late,” Parker said. “Those things look really good to an employer.”

There will be chances to rene-gotiate salary at a later time. Most companies conduct an annual performance review, Wilson said. At that time, you may be offered, or ask for, a bonus.

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There are two words that just don’t go together — bank and bomb — not even if the word “bomb” is inked permanently onto a forearm.

“I recently did a cover-up of a tattoo for a lady who originally went in for a lotus, and the owner himself put the words, ‘Lotus flower bomb,’ around the tattoo,” Paul Villarreal, a local 360 Blues and Tattoos artist, said . “Working in a bank and having the word bomb tattooed on your arm is about as bad as working in an airport and using the term bomb.”

Villarreal then worked with the woman’s employer to make sure the employer understood the cover up would be a larger tattoo.

According to the most recent study by the Pew Research Center in February 2010, four out of 10 Millennials, or those ages 18 to 29, have a tattoo. About half of those with tattoos have at least two to five, and 18 percent have six or more, according to the study. Seventy percent of Millenials say their tattoos are hidden beneath clothing, according to the study.

This is an increase from a study done by the same center in 2008. According to the 2008 study, one in every three people ages 18 to 25 had a tattoo.

Whether tattoos are more ac-cepted in the workforce isn’t the question, Villarreal said. It’s about knowing the workforce a person is getting into beforehand.

“I do try to work with some of my customers’ employers, but it’s on a case-by-case situation,” he said. “It’s not a matter of getting that tattoo, it’s a matter of the tat-too that you get. It also depends on your job field and what tattoos are going to be acceptable, de-pending on how much face time you have with your clients.”

Villarreal was a sniper for the military until 2008. When he left, he said he couldn’t find anything in his job field, so he chose to bring some of his artwork to a shop and has now been a tattoo artist for five years.

Mostly he sees servers, cocktail waitresses and construction work-ers, he said. He’s also tattooed several nurses and a doctor, usu-

ally inking on chests, backs, upper arms, abdomens, thighs and legs — places where the artwork can be covered by their scrubs, he said.

“I’ve actually seen it to where, as long they can be covered up or hidden with hair or something like that, I think it’s been more lenient,” he said. “Because tattoos have grown out of a fad and into a lifestyle.”

Currently the School of Nurs-ing, UTA’s largest school, has an enrollment of 7,995 students .

For those students wanting to have a local career at Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hos-pital, Wendell Watson, the hospi-tal’s public relations director, said tattoos are acceptable, but with discretion. There are systemwide personal appearance guidelines for Texas Health Resources em-ployees, he said.

“Tattoos which create stress and anxiety to patients, customers or employees, or those considered offensive, must not be visible in any areas of the face or body,” he said.

For those interested in the edu-cation field, Arlington Indepen-dent School District has nothing in its employee dress code that specifically addresses tattoos, Amy Casas, AISD director of Com-munications, said. However, the dress code does ask that employ-ees dress professionally. UTA had more than 2,800 education and health profession majors last fall.

With more than 4,200 engi-neering students last fall, The Shorthorn also reached out to two manufacturing companies within 30-minute drive of UTA — Lock-heed Martin and General Motors.

Lockheed Martin, a manufac-turing company in Grand Prairie that handles aerospace engineer-ing , didn’t respond by press time. However, General Motors, a na-tionwide vehicle manufacturing company that offers engineering positions and is has a plant lo-cated at 2525 E. Abram St., does not have a tattoo policy.

“We don’t have a tattoo policy,” Donna McLallen, spokeswom-an for the local GM plant, said . “There’s nothing anywhere that I know of. I know that we have both supervisors and employees that have tattoos.”

If there’s one thing Villarreal said those wanting to be inked should consider, it’s that people should take the time to thor-oughly consider getting a tattoo.

“Before you go into a tat-too studio, because you’re get-ting something because your

friend is getting something or just getting something spur-of-the-moment, we love mak-ing the money,” he said. “But we would rather people actu-ally take time and make sure it’s something they want and that it’s something that’s acceptable

for the workplace, because I guess something that’s the most emotionally painful for a tattoo artist is having a client laser off their tattoo.”

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COVER IT UPFor those who need to cover tat-toos in the work force, here is a step-by-step process by Sephora makeup artist and public relations senior Rebecca Ashmon Sephora is a nationwide makeup retailer, with three locations in Arlington.

1 PRIMELightly dab a small amount of concealer over the tat-

too, preferably one as closest to your skin tone as possible. This will help make everything put over the tattoo afterward water resistant.

2 NEUTRALIZEUse red makeup to help neutralize black ink in a

tattoo. This will help with under-tones of skins for those who have black or dark tattoos.

3 COVERCover the ink with a foun-dation closest to your skin

tone and let it dry. This will help it blend and look good.

4 SETTING POWDERThis helps make sure the cover-up doesn’t move

or smudge. The powder is mostly used as facial make up to limit visible pores.

“Normally it should take 5-10 minutes to dry, but the darker the ink, the longer it takes and the more you have to go through,” Ashmon said. “If you have a tat-too and you think you can cover it for work, be prepared to wake up at least an hour earlier, depend-ing on how big your tattoo is.”

When it comes to covering tat-toos, Ashmon said: Makeup is makeup no matter where it’s put on the body — it’s not meant to stand.

The Shorthorn: Michael Minasi

Communication technology senior Lee Sack’s tattoos did not slow him down on the job hunt. Sack is now the Digital Connections Associate at the Stoker Resources Group.

ONLINEAre tattoos acceptable in the workplace? Join the discussion online at www.theshorthorn.com/careerguide.

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