Impression making by résumé layout: Its impact on the probability of being shortlisted

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 221-230

  Arnulf, Jan Ketil ^a   Tegner, Lisa ^a   Larssen, Øyunn ^a  

^a BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Decision bias; Layout; R sum ; Recruitment; Selection decision

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951045038     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13594320902903613     Document Type: Article

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