¨ 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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