Asking applicants what they would do versus what they did do: A meta-analytic comparison of situational and past behaviour employment interview questions

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 277-294

  Taylor, Paul J ^a,c   Small, Bruce ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0036391525     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317902320369712     Document Type: Review

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