Job type and recruiters' inferences of applicant personality drawn from resume biodata: Their relationships with hiring recommendations

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 363-367

  Cole, Michael S ^a   Feild, Hubert S ^b   Giles, William F ^b   Harris, Stanley G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 11144282465     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0965-075X.2004.00291.x     Document Type: Article

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