Interviewer agreement in the judgement of empathy in selection interviews

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 198-205

  Cliffordson, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY WEST   (Sweden)

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EID: 0035982273     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2389.00209     Document Type: Article

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