Don't ignore your handwriting - it might just take away your next job
Handwriting analysis is being carried out more and more in recruitment Guardian
There was a time when clean, legible writing was a prized skill? In a time before the digital age, when employees were valued for flowing script? Now employees can go weeks without scribbling anything more than a number on a Post-it note. But that doesn't mean your scrawl doesn't matter anymore - writing analysis is an increasingly popular way to screen job applicants. Yes It is!
"When used correctly, graphology can give a clear understanding of a person's personality type, their thinking abilities, learning potential, and most importantly, their integrity.
Graphology is very scientific and powerful tool used un tge process of recruitment Psychometric tests are good enough, but they can be easily manipulated, as people can change their answers depending on what they think the company wants to hear but used in conjunction with graphology you can double check that one validates the other.
Cynics may suggest that the reason companies are reticent about revealing their use of graphology is because they use it without an applicant's knowledge - although this would be strictly against the ethics of any professional graphologist. Graphology is always undertaken with the permission of the candidate So job applicants need never fear that a sample of their handwriting has been requested for analysis without their knowledge.
Where problems may arise, of course, is in employers conducting their own impromptu analysis of an applicant's handwriting, based on little besides their own prejudices. For those of us with less than perfect script, this may certainly raise concerns when applying for jobs that call for a letter "in own handwriting". In fact, professional graphologists agree that unsuitable handwriting is by no means a reason to deny post to deserving candidate.
All this probably sounds quite tempting to time-pressed recruiters, particularly if they've been burned in the past with an exaggerated CV, or simply a candidate who doesn't fit in with the team. "Graphology works very well as an assessment of whether a person will fit in with a company, or stick out like a sore thumb"
But there is also a financial reason why graphology may be used. Compared with psychometric tests, and interviews, handwriting analysis is a great deal cheaper, and can be a cost-effective screening process to these more expensive methods. As companies become ever more aware of the costs of recruiting, it looks likely they will be open to a number of new screening processes. And graphology certainly looks set to remain one of the ways in which job applicants are taken on, or written off.
Graphologists never judge people on the quality of their penmanship.
Divyadeep Kaur is a Certified Handwriting Analysy. She can be contacted on +91 97180589993
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handwriting.divyadeep@gmail.com
