How to Determine Personality Types Using Graphology
Graphology, the study of handwriting, can be used to help determine what personality characteristics an individual possesses. This can come in handy for employers or human resource personnel who try to pick the right person for the right job.
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If the job you’re trying to fill requires that a person be outgoing, assertive and perhaps even a little flamboyant, there are certain writing traits that you should look for. An extrovert’s handwriting is likely to be large. He will use garlands (a sweeping gesture) to connect letters. His writing will be loser and more sprawling because of the use of garland connectors, much more so than an introvert, who writes tightly and doesn’t use connectors at all.
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An extrovert, who enjoys getting attention and is self-assertive, is apt to write flamboyantly and uses greater pressure when writing, which is evident in his penmanship. He will make large “I’s” when referring to himself.
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A social and friendly person is likely to have round rather than angular writing. A forward thinking person, who has vision and is expressive, will have a right slant to his writing. Someone who is less out-going and more diplomatic and suppresses real emotion will have more of a vertical slant whereas someone who represses emotion and is negative, fearful and stuck in the past is apt to have left slanting handwriting.
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if you're afraid that the applicant might be too shy and retiring for the position, even thought these personality traits weren't entirely evident during the interview, check her handwriting for the following characteristics. An introvert will have small handwriting and her penmanship may be simple and unpretentious. She uses little pressure when she's writing so her letters will be light. Her "I's" will be little, the opposite from an extrovert.
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If the introvert tends to hold back, her writing will have a leftward slant. If a person is is narrow-minded his handwriting will be tight and squeezed together. If the slant to the person’s writing is extremely vertical that is associated with control and formality.
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Tips & Warnings
Give the job applicant a blank piece of white paper and a pen and ask her to write a couple of paragraphs about herself including her signature. Studying her handwriting and signature can reveal characteristics about her that might not have been evident during the interview. Handwriting can reveal a lot about a person, including those things that an applicant may be hiding from a prospective employer. If you are interested in learning more about graphology, there are various on-line sites that are valuable resources. One of the best books is “Handwriting Analysis, Putting It to Work for You” by Andrea McNichol.
