Recruiters' perceptions and use of applicant résumé information: Screening the recent graduate

Applied Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 319-343

  Cole, Michael S ^a,d   Rubin, Robert S ^b   Feild, Hubert S ^c   Giles, William F ^c  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

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EID: 33947206137     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2007.00288.x     Document Type: Article

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