As a Career Consultant, I not only help my
clients decide what career they want to pursue, and help them with job search
techniques, I also help them become more aware of the soft skills that
employers are asking for.
Most people are only too willing to tell
the potential employer about their qualifications and their hard skills
(skills like computer keyboarding, mechanical skills skills you can see,
touch and feel) but overlook the all important personal qualities or soft
skills.
Below is one
list of soft skills much in demand with employers. The brief description
of how to identify these skills from handwriting, include only the most
obvious traits for each.
More on using
Handwriting Analysis in the Hiring Process
What Employers Want
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How it is Identified from Handwriting |
1. Communicate Effectively
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Emotional responsiveness shown in moderate right hand
slant
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Ability to communicate verbally shown in some open
circle letters
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Good listener shown in some closed circle letters
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Empathy, shown in cup shaped base connections |
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2. Commit to the job including honesty,
dependability and enthusiasm |
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Honesty shown in clean, un-looped circle letters
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Rhythm or stability shown in a even rhythm of the
writing
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Enthusiasm shown in long sweeping t-bars
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Loyalty shown in round dots on i
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3. Learn new tasks willingly demonstrate
initiative and maintain productivity |
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Open minded shown in open e
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Initiative shown in t-bars sweeping out to the right
from the base of the letter (other indications also_
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Good memory i dotted,
t crossed
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Energy writing that is written with obvious energy
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Determination long, firm down strokes on
y,j,g,f |
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4. Accept responsibility evaluate your own
work, use time effectively, and have pride in the quality of your work |
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Willingness to accept responsibility shown in huge
initial loop on M, N, or other letter structures
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Clear thinking lack of lead in strokes in writing
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Analytical v-shapes at the baseline between or in
letters
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Pride t and d stems twice the height of lower case
letters
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5. Excellent Interpersonal Skills work
co-operatively with others, have a positive attitude, accept constructive
criticism |
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Optimism shown in up slanted t-bars and lines of
writing
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Co-operative shown in mild yielding, lower case s
with no angles
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Little or no sensitivity to criticism no loops on
stems of t or d
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6. Make Decisions organize tasks, contribute
new ideas |
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Organization shown in equal balanced upper and lower
part of f
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Abstract Imagination shown in upper loops
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Decisive shown in blunt endings where pen leaves
page |
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7. Show Flexibility adapt to changing
requirements |
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Yielding (as above)
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Change and variety, shown in long and wide lower
loops
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Open-minded (as above)
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Generous shown in long final strokes |
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8. Leadership Potential demonstrate
persistence, self motivation, try to improve performance.
Need help set and achieve your goals?
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Persistence shown in anti-clockwise loop often on
t-bar, capital A or H, or other letter structures
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Self Motivation shown in heavy t-bars
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Pride (as above)
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Ambition shown in high t-bars |
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9. Grow in the job show a willingness to
further skills and train |
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Investigative, wanting to know more, shown in
inverted V formations in m and n
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Energy (as above)
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Open minded (as above) |
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10. Ability to handle personal problems
without letting them interfere with work |
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Moderate Emotional Responsiveness - right hand slant
no too pronounced |
