Using Skills Gained Through Volunteerism in Job Searches: A Workable Strategy

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 573-577

  Phillips, Antoinette S ^a   Phillips, Carl R ^b  

^a SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034417271     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022986113164     Document Type: Article

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