A rose by any other name: Identity and impression management in résumés

Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 319-332

  Kaplan, David M ^a   Fisher, James E ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Identity; Impression management; R sum s

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349995327     PISSN: 08927545     EISSN: 15733378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10672-009-9127-1     Document Type: Article

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