The Effects of Applicant Résumé Contents on Recruiters' Hiring Recommendations: The Mediating Roles of Recruiter Fit Perceptions

Applied Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 231-254

  Tsai, Wei Chi ^a   Chi, Nai Wen ^a   Huang, Tun Chun ^b   Hsu, Ai Ju ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 79952062115     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2010.00434.x     Document Type: Article

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