Ability and personality predictors of salary, perceived job success, and perceived career success in the initial career stage

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 292-299

  Rode, Joseph C ^a   Arthaud Day, Marne L ^b   Mooney, Christine H ^c   Near, Janet P ^d   Baldwin, Timothy T ^d  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 49749112879     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: 14682389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2008.00435.x     Document Type: Article

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