Personal statement

[pukkall Find all posts View Profile Close pukkall]

I was talking to a friend at college today about personal statements and he has recently been accepted into the royal navy, that when writing a person statement i should hand write it because it stands out from everyone's.
would anyone agree/disagree to what he said?
please help and im getting a personal statement together and will be sending it off to shipping company's such a Maersk and Bp for September 2015 and want to stand out.

[bobofinga Find all posts View Profile Close bobofinga]

Personally I would disagree and just put it in print ?

[MrStealth Find all posts View Profile Close MrStealth]

I'd say print it. Unless your handwriting is amazingly easy to read, or you have amazing spelling and grammar skills - Nothing looks worse than a personal statement full of mistakes!

[cadetjlc Find all posts View Profile Close cadetjlc]

I don't think it matters, however I think a typed version would look neater and would give a better impression. It's the content that matters ultimately. Best of luck