Personality judgment and the utility of the unstructured employment interview

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 241-250

  Blackman, Melinda C ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036375266     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15324834BASP2403_6     Document Type: Review

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