Handwriting Analysis and the employee selection process

How will handwriting analysis assist you to make a more informed decision? As the HR person, the company looks to you to find the best fit for a post.  The best fit requires of you to make an informed decision about potential candidates.  As the HR person

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Handwriting Analysis – assessment for HR professionals

Considering the complexity of human nature, the HR professional has a daunting task to screen short listed candidates for crucial positions in their companies.  It’s not only about skills and experience. It is not surprising therefore that several countries make use of handwriting analysis as one of their assessment measures

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How do we account for individuality in handwriting?

If handwriting analysis is a pseudo-science as many people ignorant of the dynamics of handwriting analysis, claim, how do we account for the fact that we all receive the same tuition on how to write, as 5 to 6 year olds, yet some of us write as we

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The Importance of Continuous Professional Development in Handwriting Examination

Can anyone claim to be an expert in handwriting examination if their training was completed 10, 20, or 30 years ago?  Can an expert rely solely on his or her experience in handwriting examination after training, as a means of claiming skills as current?  Can an expert ignore the technological advances

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What is Forensic Handwriting Identification?

Forensic Handwriting Identification is the science of determining the authenticity of a specimen of handwriting.  Forensic Handwriting Identification is one facet of document examination.  In South Africa, the most common enquiry to a document examiner, is to assess the genuineness of signatures on official documents, although other

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Standardisation of Forensic Document Examiner Training

Standardisation of Forensic Document Examiner Training    Interesting article. It seems the America fraternity have the same problem as we in South Africa with regards to Forensic Document Examination training.   It is ironic that despite there being no regulatory authority in this field in South Africa, that unjustified comparisons can

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Online Conferences in Handwriting Analysis

Keep your knowledge current by attending two conferences online Scientific Association of Forensic Examiners http://www.safeforensics.org/annual-seminar-interactive-workshop/   American Handwriting Analysis Foundation http://conta.cc/1CoG8Yn

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Theoretical framework for handwriting analysis

Recently I heard a radio announcer mock an educationist for suggesting that handwriting analysis be used to understand children a little better.  From the announcer’s comments, it was quite clear she was ignorant about what handwriting analysis involves.  An academic who was questioned over the air was emphatic

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Using social media to market your handwriting analysis practice

Although a valuable measure of personality by trained handwriting analysts, Handwriting Analysis for personality profiling is often viewed with skepticism by the general public or regarded as crystal ball reading and such like. Rather than conventional advertising of your skills and services as a handwriting analyst, social media

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Detect the Potential for Dishonesty, in Handwriting

Is it possible to know up front that someone may have the potential to commit fraud, steal or lie or to identify likely suspects in an investigation?  A careful handwriting analysis can detect the potential for deception in handwriting. All of us practice deceptive behaviour at one

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