Selling oneself: Construct and criterion-related validity of impression management in structured interviews

Human Performance

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-46

  Kleinmann, Martin ^a   Klehe, Ute Christine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 78951485575     PISSN: 08959285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08959285.2010.530634     Document Type: Article

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