When you interview that potential candidate and have decided to ask them for a Handwriting sample, be sure to hand your candidate blank paper as opposed to lined paper. Blank paper will allow your candidate’s writing to find its own direction and size without the restriction of lines and margins.
Should your candidate request lined paper because they don’t feel comfortable with blank paper, you’ll know your candidate prefers structure to being more free-flowing/creative. Should you see your candidate use some sort of edge (whether it be a ruler edge or the edge of another piece of paper) as a baseline for their writing, it suggests your candidate has a strong need to feel in control.
Baselines can move in a multitude of directions; the line direction itself indicates whether your candidate is motivated from within or allows outside circumstances to influence them. Those candidates who have a steady baseline when writing on blank paper are self-motivated. This is a person who is reliable, dependable and sincere with others. They will be a person who can maintain productivity and who can keep things in perspective and under control. This type of person will likely be quite goal oriented.
People with a fluctuating or vacillating baseline are more other-motivated, affected by reactions to their environment. They will be more susceptible to being influenced by outside circumstances or the expectations of others. Long-range projects may be challenging for this person because they prefer to wait and see what the immediate holds.
The person whose baseline ascends the page is optimistic and has an upbeat personality. A gently ascending baseline indicates the individual will be enthusiastic and buoyant. A baseline that resembles a steep hill suggests someone who is overly optimistic or who has aspirations that are unrealistic.
The baseline that moves ‘downhill’ could be broadcasting a period of discouragement or pessimism. It will be important to know whether this is something that happens in their writing all the time, for if someone is used to writing on lined paper, it is possible that their baseline will pull downward toward their body naturally without any discouragement evident.
A writing that begins the line steadily or in an upward direction and then falls downhill at the end of the line suggests someone who starts off with determination and a good attitude, but somehow loses energy as time goes on. Such a person may lose energy throughout a task or become discouraged or pessimistic as they move through tasks. Conversely, a baseline that begins well and then droops down like a sagging mattress and then moves upward toward the end of the line is someone who may become discouraged, but pulls themselves out of it to ‘win the game’ in the end.
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Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Monday, August 18, 2008
Handwriting: The Aggressive, Hard-Driving Person
This blog will be helpful to you if you seek to hire someone who is a hard-driving sales person who will do their utmost to bring in the numbers. It will also be interesting to you if you are looking for a hard-driving mate who has a personality that is ‘larger than life’.
Aggressive: One area you can perceive aggressiveness through the strokes of handwriting is in the ‘y’ and ‘g’. Should you see strong v-wedges in these letters or any other strong v-wedges in the lower loop area, you are perceiving aggressiveness, or that person’s drive to go after what they want. A sprinkling of these through the handwriting indicates a strongly sales- and results-oriented personality. If every ‘y’ and ‘g’ has a v-wedge, you’re looking at a sales individual with a personality that could be a little disarming to those who prefer a softer approach.
Sharp Wit: In your hiring search for someone who can win through intimidation, keep a look-out for someone who sharply slashes their t-bars to the point where they resemble daggers. Here you are looking at someone who wins by intimidation and someone who can withstand rejection. Should this person feel they are being pushed around, they are quite capable of making pointed remarks to keep others at arm’s length.
Angled Connectives: When you perceive the connections between letters in a writing to be sharply angled, you’re seeing someone who has the drive to achieve, no matter what the odds. This is a quality that Donald Trump has in his writing to strongly drive himself toward what he wills himself to achieve.
High, Dominant Capitals: When the writing you’re looking at has capital letters that fairly leap off the page in terms of their height and width, you’re seeing someone who has incredibly dynamic ego strengths and extremely high confidence. This is the type of person who is ambitious, full of self-esteem, promotional talent and could be almost imperious.
Large Writing: The writer who lands on the page with their commanding script usually lives their life with equal confidence and enthusiasm. This is the person who will not hesitate to take a risk, act courageously and act boldly. They’ll have high aspirations and most likely seek leadership. They will be gregarious and have no doubt as to their own self-worth. Their ability to influence and lead will be obvious.
Be sure to view my 5-minute “Power of the Pen” DVD on my Home Page at www.elainecharal.com!
Aggressive: One area you can perceive aggressiveness through the strokes of handwriting is in the ‘y’ and ‘g’. Should you see strong v-wedges in these letters or any other strong v-wedges in the lower loop area, you are perceiving aggressiveness, or that person’s drive to go after what they want. A sprinkling of these through the handwriting indicates a strongly sales- and results-oriented personality. If every ‘y’ and ‘g’ has a v-wedge, you’re looking at a sales individual with a personality that could be a little disarming to those who prefer a softer approach.
Sharp Wit: In your hiring search for someone who can win through intimidation, keep a look-out for someone who sharply slashes their t-bars to the point where they resemble daggers. Here you are looking at someone who wins by intimidation and someone who can withstand rejection. Should this person feel they are being pushed around, they are quite capable of making pointed remarks to keep others at arm’s length.
Angled Connectives: When you perceive the connections between letters in a writing to be sharply angled, you’re seeing someone who has the drive to achieve, no matter what the odds. This is a quality that Donald Trump has in his writing to strongly drive himself toward what he wills himself to achieve.
High, Dominant Capitals: When the writing you’re looking at has capital letters that fairly leap off the page in terms of their height and width, you’re seeing someone who has incredibly dynamic ego strengths and extremely high confidence. This is the type of person who is ambitious, full of self-esteem, promotional talent and could be almost imperious.
Large Writing: The writer who lands on the page with their commanding script usually lives their life with equal confidence and enthusiasm. This is the person who will not hesitate to take a risk, act courageously and act boldly. They’ll have high aspirations and most likely seek leadership. They will be gregarious and have no doubt as to their own self-worth. Their ability to influence and lead will be obvious.
Be sure to view my 5-minute “Power of the Pen” DVD on my Home Page at www.elainecharal.com!
Friday, August 8, 2008
Handwriting: The Dependable, Logical Person
This blog is a continuation of some tips for those who hire individuals, or who are cultivating a new friendship. By now you have handed your candidate a few sheets of blank paper and asked them to record some of their long- and short-term goals, what they feel the responsibilities of the position are, and why they’re excited about working for you.
If one of your hiring criteria (or criteria for friendship) is dependability and logic, you might check for the presence of:
Solidity: Does your candidate have a steady baseline? If the answer is yes, this indicates the individual is reliable, dependable, straightforward, sincere, and likely has an even temper. If their writing is ruler straight, it indicates control of emotions and moods to the point of fearing being out of control. Such an overly straight ruler-writing also can suggest rigid discipline and someone who does not allow self-doubt.
Logic: If your candidates letters are all connected, this suggests your candidate has a logical, sequential mind and solves problems one issue or item at a time until everything is resolved.
Matter-of-Fact Outlook: Should you need your candidate to have a matter-of-fact, black-and-white outlook, check to see if all of their t-bars stand alone on their t-stems (that is, check to see that none of their t-bars join to the next letter). If this is the case, your candidate would likely respond to a remark such as “Oh, look, there’s our garbologist over there.” By saying “It’s garbage … why don’t you call it what it is. Why use a five dollar word rather than a one dollar word?”
Analytical mind: Check your candidate’s m’s and n’s: If most or all of their letters have a v-wedge at the baseline, you’re looking at a candidate who has an incisive, analytical mind. This is the type of person who doesn’t accept existing information, but who wants to know ‘why’.
Good follow-through: Do your candidate’s ‘g’ and ‘y’ loops return to the baseline of their writing? If the answer is yes, you have someone in front of you who has an excellent sense of follow-through. If they say they will do something, chances are very good that they will, and within the time frame they have promised!
Be sure to view my 5-minute “Power of the Pen” DVD on my Home Page at www.elainecharal.com!
If one of your hiring criteria (or criteria for friendship) is dependability and logic, you might check for the presence of:
Solidity: Does your candidate have a steady baseline? If the answer is yes, this indicates the individual is reliable, dependable, straightforward, sincere, and likely has an even temper. If their writing is ruler straight, it indicates control of emotions and moods to the point of fearing being out of control. Such an overly straight ruler-writing also can suggest rigid discipline and someone who does not allow self-doubt.
Logic: If your candidates letters are all connected, this suggests your candidate has a logical, sequential mind and solves problems one issue or item at a time until everything is resolved.
Matter-of-Fact Outlook: Should you need your candidate to have a matter-of-fact, black-and-white outlook, check to see if all of their t-bars stand alone on their t-stems (that is, check to see that none of their t-bars join to the next letter). If this is the case, your candidate would likely respond to a remark such as “Oh, look, there’s our garbologist over there.” By saying “It’s garbage … why don’t you call it what it is. Why use a five dollar word rather than a one dollar word?”
Analytical mind: Check your candidate’s m’s and n’s: If most or all of their letters have a v-wedge at the baseline, you’re looking at a candidate who has an incisive, analytical mind. This is the type of person who doesn’t accept existing information, but who wants to know ‘why’.
Good follow-through: Do your candidate’s ‘g’ and ‘y’ loops return to the baseline of their writing? If the answer is yes, you have someone in front of you who has an excellent sense of follow-through. If they say they will do something, chances are very good that they will, and within the time frame they have promised!
Be sure to view my 5-minute “Power of the Pen” DVD on my Home Page at www.elainecharal.com!
Handwriting: The Service-Oriented Person
For those of you who are hiring staff and who would like more information about your candidate so that you can get to know them better, here’s a great general tip: Hand any candidate you interview from this time onward a few sheets of BLANK paper and ask them to write some of their long- and short-term goals, ask them to write what they understand the job responsibilities are, and ask them to write down why they are excited at the prospect of working with your company. In doing this, you will get a few pages from your candidate’s heart and thoughts rather than receiving a crafted resume. Doing this will also give you more information to target questions to both your candidate and to their references.
For those of you seeking service-oriented people, look at those few handwritten sheets from your candidate and see if any of these trait strokes are present:
Diplomacy: If the second portion of your candidate’s letter m’s are lower than the first portion, they are indicating they can be quite diplomatic with others, and are good at gaining the cooperation of others. Other people will do what your candidate asks, even if they’re not sure why.
Helping Others: Are the lead-in strokes to your candidate’s letter h’s suspended above the baseline? If the answer is yes, your candidate is someone who has a need to be needed, and likely loves to reach out to others.
Empathy: One area of empathy in handwriting is reflected by a gentle forward slant, indicating the person will not only reach out to others, but is someone who others can relate to easily.
Being of Service: Do some or most of your candidate’s letter s’s have soft tops? Do some of their letter r’s have a soft top as well? If you see many of these soft tops on these particular letters, it indicates ‘yieldingness’ in your candidate. That is, your candidate wishes to accommodate to the needs and wishes of others—it may be difficult for your candidate to say ‘no’, especially when ‘no’ is going to result in unpleasantness or confrontation. If the position you need to fill is sales related and you see a high number of these soft-topped s’s, it indicates your candidate will be a relationship-building type of sales person and not someone who is a hard-core crunch-the-numbers sales type of person.
Be sure to view my 5-minute “Power of the Pen” DVD on my Home Page at www.elainecharal.com!
For those of you seeking service-oriented people, look at those few handwritten sheets from your candidate and see if any of these trait strokes are present:
Diplomacy: If the second portion of your candidate’s letter m’s are lower than the first portion, they are indicating they can be quite diplomatic with others, and are good at gaining the cooperation of others. Other people will do what your candidate asks, even if they’re not sure why.
Helping Others: Are the lead-in strokes to your candidate’s letter h’s suspended above the baseline? If the answer is yes, your candidate is someone who has a need to be needed, and likely loves to reach out to others.
Empathy: One area of empathy in handwriting is reflected by a gentle forward slant, indicating the person will not only reach out to others, but is someone who others can relate to easily.
Being of Service: Do some or most of your candidate’s letter s’s have soft tops? Do some of their letter r’s have a soft top as well? If you see many of these soft tops on these particular letters, it indicates ‘yieldingness’ in your candidate. That is, your candidate wishes to accommodate to the needs and wishes of others—it may be difficult for your candidate to say ‘no’, especially when ‘no’ is going to result in unpleasantness or confrontation. If the position you need to fill is sales related and you see a high number of these soft-topped s’s, it indicates your candidate will be a relationship-building type of sales person and not someone who is a hard-core crunch-the-numbers sales type of person.
Be sure to view my 5-minute “Power of the Pen” DVD on my Home Page at www.elainecharal.com!
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