The Employment Interview: A Review of Recent Research and Recommendations for Future Research

Human Resource Management Review

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 383-406

  Judge, Timothy A ^a   Cable, Daniel M ^b   Higgins, Chad A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0042186928     PISSN: 10534822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-4822(00)00033-4     Document Type: Article

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