Why visual and vocal interview cues can affect interviewers' judgments and predict job performance

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 986-993

  DeGroot, Timothy ^a   Motowidlo, Stephan J ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033259285     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.84.6.986     Document Type: Article

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