Effects of Applicant Personality on Resume Evaluations

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 573-591

  Burns, Gary N ^a   Christiansen, Neil D ^b   Morris, Megan B ^a   Periard, David A ^a   Coaster, John A ^b  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Applicant personality; Personality judgment; Resume; Selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894618646     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: 1573353X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10869-014-9349-6     Document Type: Article

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