Accuracy of interviewer judgments of job applicant personality traits

Personnel Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 925-951

  Barrick, Murray R ^a   Patton, Gregory K ^b   Haugland, Shanna N ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 0034549003     PISSN: 00315826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2000.tb02424.x     Document Type: Article

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