The Validity and Utility of Selection Methods in Personnel Psychology: Practical and Theoretical Implications of 85 Years of Research Findings

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 262-274

  Schmidt, Frank L ^a   Hunter, John E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032391899     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.124.2.262     Document Type: Article

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