Here's another article and I quote "Yet most HR managers also concede that all things being equal, they will hire the more clean-cut employee. In fact, piercings (37 percent) are the top physical attribute that may limit an employee’s career potential, according to CareerBuilder.com, followed by bad breath (34 percent) and visible tattoos (31 percent)."
Visible tattoos and other corporate no-nos - Business - Forbes.com - msnbc.com