The employee selection interview: A fresh look at an old problem

Human Resource Management

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 163-180

  Graves, Laura M ^b   Karren, Ronald J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0041114876     PISSN: 00904848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-050X(199622)35:2<163::AID-HRM2>3.0.CO;2-W     Document Type: Article

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