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Effects of job attribute categories, applicant job experience, and recruiter sex on applicant job attractiveness ratings

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  1. Department of Educational Policy and Leadership, College of Education, The Ohio State University, 301 Ramseyer Hall, 29 West Woodruff Avenue, 43210-1177, Columbus, OH

    I. Phillip Young (Flesher Professor of Educational Administration)

  2. College of Education, University of Kentucky, Kentucky, USA

    James Rinehart

  3. Graduate School of Business and Industrial Relations, Research Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA

    Herbert G. Heneman III (Dickson-Bascom Professor)

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Young, I.P., Rinehart, J. & Heneman, H.G. Effects of job attribute categories, applicant job experience, and recruiter sex on applicant job attractiveness ratings. J Pers Eval Educ 7, 55–66 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00972349

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