Examining the degree of congruency between a traditional career instrument and an online self-assessment exercise

Journal of Employment Counseling

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-16

  Miller, Mark J ^a  

^a LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34147114965     PISSN: 00220787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1920.2007.tb00020.x     Document Type: Review

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