Recruiting on corporate web sites: Perceptions of fit and attraction

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 40-47

  Pfieffelmann, Brigitte ^a   Wagner, Stephen H ^a   Libkuman, Terry ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77349122344     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: 14682389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2010.00487.x     Document Type: Article

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