Graduate assessment centres: An empirical investigation of effectiveness

Career Development International

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 160-172

  Garavan, Thomas N ^a   Morley, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

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EID: 84986133696     PISSN: 13620436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13620439710173652     Document Type: Article

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