It is surprising but trues that there people out there who are experts in the interpretation of handwriting. This is not some hocus-pocus about predicting the future and stuff like that but a concerted effort in studying the mode and manner of a person’s handwriting and building the character sketch of the person. There is a scientific name to this analysis of handwriting, it is known as graphology.
The technique of handwriting analysis has existed since the ancient of times. Diverse civilizations such as the Chinese, the Greeks and the Sumerians have left behind evidence of their having discovered that the way a person wrote was a projection of that person’s inner personality. The term “graphology” was first coined and used in 1622 by CamilloBaldi, an Italian doctor in the book that he wrote on this subject. Interpretation of handwriting as a science became more acceptable and popular at the turn of the nineteenth century when psychology became an acceptable field of study and specialization. Today there are several institutions and associations all over the world which offer training and accreditation in this subject.
Graphology is an extremely potent tool for identifying an individual’s quality and capacity which is a further indicator of such individual’s talent and potential. It is especially useful in the following areas:
1. Recruitment and Hiring - By assessing a candidate’s true personality which is never revealed during the interview process and determining whether the candidate possesses the required natural dynamics to be a good fitment for the role under consideration.
2. Determining the Training Needs of Employees in an Organisation - Helps to understand the morale and areas of improvement of employees which are not expressed openly and to use the information to provide the employees with the appropriate training to help them thrive in their jobs.
3. Career Guidance - By enabling the comprehension of the strengths and weaknesses of a person, interpretation of handwritinghelps to guide him or her towards those career options best suited to their natures.
4. Child Mental Health - Graphology helps in understanding the working of a child’s mind as he or she might not be able to articulate her problems properly. Through a study of the child’s writing pattern, a clear deduction may be made of what is happening inside the child’s mind.
5. Partner Compatibility - Makes the understanding of one’s partner better by providing an insight into the partner’s nature and thinking patterns which is otherwise not visible through his or her speech or actions.
6. Self-Improvement - Graphology helps a person to see himself or herself more clearly as a person and also to work towards strengthening and building her personality.
For those who are focussed and interested, the skills needed for Graphology are not very difficult to learn, but it calls for a lot of patient practice, after all one need to be proficient enough to make the correct interpretation of handwriting.
