Thread: Strange - Handwriting Analysis for Job Application

ely_bob wrote: hmm. apparently not quite so "public knowledge" as one might think... A proposal: https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/kent-csi/vol3no3/html/v03i3a03p_0001.htm Interesting in that it is a proposal to actually validate whether there is any objective way to use it. I wouldn't have been surprised in that period if they had just jumped on board with less than formal trials. ely_bob wrote:...

No, it's middle tier/back-end C# coding.

jschell wrote: Provide a source that says that either of those agencies have used that tool recently to profile the personality of an individual. That process of course is distinct from comparing samples to determine who authored a particular document. And I am certain that those agencies use it to determine authorship. hmm. apparently not quite so "public knowledge" as one might think... A proposal:...

"Before you rush out and get this program, though, you need to make sure that your computer is up to the task. The program requires at least a Pentium 133 and 32 MB RAM. In addition, you will require at least an SVGA graphic card with a minimum of 64,000 colors and a resolution of 800 x 600. " Kinda takes you back, doesn't it?

I got that covered. I don't have it installed on my current system though.

Seriously, I wouldn't touch a job where they behave like that. It's not much more than pseudo science.

Have they asked you to do a push-ups test yet? You know, to measure the level of upper body endurance you have (you're going to need it, after all, for all that C# code they're gonna have you type). A candidate incapable of doing at least 50 push-ups should never be considered for heavy coding tasks. By the way, how are you going to do that sample? Cursive? Sloppily like you usually write (at least, how I usually write)? Or slow and...

Brady Kelly wrote: they have asked me to submit a handwriting sample To quote the great Admiral Ackbar "It's a TRAP!" That or they have someone that likes to waste money in HR.

I wonder what they would say if the sample was entirely in "text message speak"

Does the job involve some kind of design (graphics or web)?