Statistics & Anecdotal Evidence

¨ In Europe, up to 93% of companies screen job applicants based on handwriting traits. (CNN.com)

¨ Thousands of job applicants are screened based on handwriting analysis every day. (Forbes)

¨ Four out of 5 people are wrong for the job, and 85% of sales people are wrong for the job. (Princeton study)

¨ U.S. companies, eager to trim the billions of dollars a year on employee turnover and associated recruiting and training costs, are turning to personality testing to screen applicants. (Boston Globe)

¨ 84% of U.S. companies use some sort of a personality screening process. (Forte survey)

¨ In the U.K and U.S. about 5-10% of companies screen job applicants based on handwriting traits, and that percentage is rising steadily. (CNN.com)

¨ CNN.com, 12/21/2005: “And one major international company, which prefers not to be named, routinely uses handwriting analysis because it has found it to be a more reliable method of selecting the right candidate than depending on a CV, interview and testimonial letters. …”

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Various conservative estimates put the number of U.S. companies using graphology somewhere between 5,000-10,000.

Experts agree the number is probably higher but explain that many companies do not want in publicly known that they use graphology as a screening tool.

Examples of companies that have used or currently use handwriting analysis include:

¨ Bank of America

¨ CIA

¨ Exchange Bank

¨ Federal Express

¨ Kentucky Fried Chicken

¨ Kodak

¨ Pacific Bell

¨ Russell Stephens, Inc. (recruiter)

¨ School districts

¨ Steelcase (European branches)

¨ Take Thrive Networks, Inc.

¨ UPS

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