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Folks With 'Stars Upon Thars'

Tattoos and body piercings might make you more attractive to your peers but they could hinder your job search. In USU studies, students of both genders perceived male and female models with tattoos and piercings as more socially extroverted and attractive than identical models without. However, adorned models ranked lower on competence, credibility and hirability.
 
For more information, contact John Seiter, associate professor, Department of Languages, Philosophy and Speech Communication, College of HASS, Utah State University, 435-797-0138; jsseiter@cc.usu.edu.

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