That would finish me off completely. With my dyslexia writing without making any mistakes is so slow actually I could not do it without any crossing out. I can't always write a birthday card without messing it up. Add to this the fact I have never mastered forming letters neatly I would be sunk! Does anyone believe in graphology now?
If you could not hand write because of even a slight disabilty they would have to allow you a word processor or such, they are not allowed to discriminate.
It is probably better not to be too flippant in such situations. (I have such a tendency as well.)
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Afternoon all,
just been leafing through the local newspaper and saw a local company advertising for a reception/ admin role and asking for a handwritten CV!
I know that some companies ask for applications to be submitted by post, rather than via email, but I was a bit surprised by this one! I contacted them to check, and yes, they really DO mean the whole thing, not just a handwritten covering letter with a typed and printed CV 
It does make me wonder if they are planning to use a graphologist to help them make their selection? I am left handed and not only does my writing slope backwards, but when using plain paper I couldn't produce a straight line if you paid me! 
Any thoughts?
BTW, it's not an old fashioned business, rather bang up to date "green" engineering company.
Glad it's not just me, Charleygirl
Maybe they want to see if you can follow instructions (even if they don't make sense) or, think for yourself (no sense copying the printed CV).
Now I'm 
A covering letter could be extremely short and not give much indication as to the writer's overall handwriting ability.
I expect the firm has its reasons, but it would be interesting to see how they'd fare if someone did try to prosecute them for discrimination...
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