The mediating processes linking applicant personality traits and interviewer evaluation

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 287-300

  Chen, Chien Cheng ^a   Huang, Yin Mei ^b   Huang, Tun Chun ^c   Liu, I Chun ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

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EID: 80051684470     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: 14682389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2011.00558.x     Document Type: Article

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