GIS Business ISSN: 1430-3663 Vol-14-Issue-4-July-August-2019 Page | 209 “Graphology: A Technique for Employee Selection” Dr. Tejashree Deshmukh Dean-Academics PTVA’s Institute of Management Chitrakar Ketkar Marg, Vile Parle (East), Mumbai – 400 057 Email: tdeshmukh@ptvaim.com Abstract: Importance of Employee Selection is discussed widely by many authors till date. If we believe that the organizational success or failure is dependent on the talent pool of the employees, then we admit that Employee Selection is one of the most important areas of Human Resource Management. Thomas Stone defined Selection as "a process of differentiating between applicants in order to identify (and hire) those with a greater likelihood of success in a job". Organizations use multiple sources of information that will provide a reliable and accurate picture of the prospective employee’s potential for success on the job. (Snell 2010) Though interviews of different types are the most widely used and popular technique of selection, they are prone to various biases and rator’s errors and hence, need to be supplemented with few other techniques of selection that will enhance the probability of selecting the right candidate for the job. Graphology is one such technique and this research paper aims to study the use of Graphology as a potentially effective selection technique. Keywords: Employee Selection, Graphology, Hand-writing Analysis Introduction: Importance of Employee Selection is discussed widely by many authors till date. If we believe that the organizational success or failure is dependent on the talent pool of the employees, then we admit that Employee Selection is one of the most important areas of Human Resource Management. Thomas Stone defined Selection as "a process of