Subjective applicant qualifications and interpersonal attraction as mediators within a process model of interview selection decisions

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-40

  Wade, Kim J ^a   Kinicki, Angelo J ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031065868     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jvbe.1996.1538     Document Type: Article

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