
16 brilliant Cover L etters
Printed or handwritten?
Unlike CVs, it is not unheard of for a recruiter to request that a letter be
handwritten. This is naturally most likely for jobs where the quality of
your handwriting is a relevant factor. Alternatively – and somewhat con-
troversially – some employers will request this so that they can have your
handwriting analysed by a professional graphologist, in the hope that it
may reveal useful information about your character and personality.
Don’t be alarmed by this. There is, as it happens, very little scientific evi-
dence to support this sort of analysis. However, if you are worried then
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