The interactive effects of job advertisement characteristics and applicant experience on reactions to recruitment messages

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 619-638

  Walker, H Jack ^a   Feild, Hubert S ^b   Giles, William F ^b   Bernerth, Jeremy B ^c  

^a RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of South Alabama   (United States)

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EID: 67650323670     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317907X252487     Document Type: Article

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