Job Requirements Biodata as a Predictor of Performance in Customer Service Roles

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 137-147

  Allworth, Elizabeth ^a   Hesketh, Beryl ^a  

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EID: 0034355960     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2389.00142     Document Type: Article

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