Validity of resumé reviewers' inferences concerning applicant personality based on resumé evaluation

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 321-324

  Cole, Michael S ^a   Feild, Hubert S ^b   Stafford, Jeremy O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 29844452904     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: 14682389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2005.00329.x     Document Type: Article

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