Are tattoos still seen as unprofessional to employers?

Just wondering if tattoos still affect whether you get a job or not. I love tattoos and have a sleeve and I've been told before that employers in these jobs see it as unprofessional and would expect you to keep them covered.

Is this true?

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Westerios

I see myself working in finance or HR 

First off, why do you have your title set to 2nd year PE analyst?

Second, I don't think anyone will care. It's only really front-office/client-facing roles where appearance really matters from what I've heard but some firms are stricter than others.  

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