I recently graduated with a BSN and it's time for me to start thinking about interviews. I have been applying around and I want to be ready for when I get that first nursing interview.
I have a monroe piercing (a piercing above my lip similar to where Marilynn Monroe had her iconic birthmark for those who do not know.)
I've had this piercing since I was 17 and I am now 22. I still love it and I don't want to take it out and let it close. However, I would remove it for a job interview and for work if I was required to.
My question is do any nurses out there have any advice for concealing a piercing hole? I tried heavy concealer and it doesn't fill it it in. when the jewelry is out the hole is pretty obvious. Should I just leave the hole as is or try hide it? Would the interviewer even care if I had a hole in my face? Personally, I would not care if an employee had a face piercing as long as they followed protocol and removed it for work if necessary, but that's just me.
I understand that a lot of people in administrative positions (usually - not always) frown upon things such as piercings and tattoos. I'm not trying to hide anything, I'm just trying to find the best way to go about handling the 14 gauge hole in my face.
Thanks for the well wishes.
I don't have anymore advice for you, but since you've been the most professional person in this thread, I hope you get more offers than you can shake a stick at. If you handle your piercing half as well as you handle internet snark then managers should have no reason not to line up to give you all the jobs.
I don't have anymore advice for you, but since you've been the most professional person in this thread, I hope you get more offers than you can shake a stick at. If you handle your piercing half as well as you handle internet snark then managers should have no reason not to line up to give you all the jobs.
As a nurse of 33 years, I have achieved some level of maturity. I strive to remain open minded, as I am from another generation. However, when I am speaking with a person with a piercing ( especially those lovely little diamond studs) it's DISTRACTING. I am thinking " why is there a diamond on your nose?"
Chances are, your interview will be with a "presumably"mature adult that may wonder what you are trying to hide.
I am not "passing judgement based what's on your face". I am passing judgement as to why you feel the need to to camouflage your appearance. You clearly realize facial piercings can be interpreted as unprofessional or signal something else.
Best of luck with your career.
I would also like to clarify that I did not mean to insinuate that you personally were passing judgement on my ability to act as a professional based on "what's on my face". I was referring to the other poster that suggested I "just let the hole close and look professional". I realized later that in my original reply to your post I did not make this clear. Thanks again.
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I don't have anymore advice for you, but since you've been the most professional person in this thread, I hope you get more offers than you can shake a stick at. If you handle your piercing half as well as you handle internet snark then managers should have no reason not to line up to give you all the jobs.