Designing personable and informative job recruiting web sites: Testing the effect of the design on attractiveness and intent to apply

Psychological Reports

Volumn 94, Issue 3 I, 2004, Pages 1031-1042

  Thoms, Peg ^a,c   Chinn, Susan J ^b   Goodrich, Jana ^a   Howard, Gary ^b  

^a BEHREND COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

^c Penn State Erie   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHOTOGRAPHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

ADULT; DISCLOSURE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERNET; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PHOTOGRAPHY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 3142661650     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.94.3.1031-1042     Document Type: Article

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