Exploring Virtual Recruiting from Employers' Perspective Using "second life"

Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 117-128

  Zelenskaya, Kaleriya ^a   Singh, Neha ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emerging technologies; Human resources; Second life; Virtual job fairs; Virtual recruiting

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953023283     PISSN: 15332845     EISSN: 15332853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332845.2011.536505     Document Type: Article

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