Handwriting can be to employers what fingerprints are to the police – helping them identify the right man or woman for the job (or promotion). Each handwriting is unique, hence the acceptance of a signature as proof of identity.
Graphology is not only used to help employers assess candidates for a job or promotion. For example Olivia Graham has:
Analysed Lord Nelson's handwriting for the National Maritime Museum - her research forming part of the Nelson Exhibition.
Worked on a "mystery" sample of handwriting for BBC Radio 4 which turned out to be from the pen of Ruth Rendell, the doyen of mystery writers. The author declared the analysis to be "uncannily accurate."
Helped a major insurance company ensure that subliminal messages emanating from hand-written text advertisements did not conflict with the company's intended message. Olivia suggests that all campaigns using handwriting in their strap-lines should take similar precautions.
Olivia has appeared on many national radio and TV programmes. She was visiting lecturer on The London Business School Sloan Programme for five years, and speaks at conferences both in the UK and overseas.
