On The Wisdom of Assertive Job-Seeking Behavior.

Cianni-Surridge, Mary; Horan, John J.

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Publication Date: 1983-Apr

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On The Wisdom of Assertive Job-Seeking Behavior.

Cianni-Surridge, Mary; Horan, John J.

Journal of Counseling Psychology, v30 n2 p209-14 Apr 1983

Summarized employer (N=341) ratings of 16 assertive job-seeking behaviors in terms of whether each would enhance or diminish the applicant's chances for employment. Some behaviors are clearly adaptive; others may be self-defeating. The applicant's sex proved irrelevant. Company size influenced the employment potential of five assertive behaviors. (Author/JAC)

Descriptors: Assertiveness, Employer Attitudes, Employers, Evaluation Criteria, Job Applicants, Job Search Methods, Organization Size (Groups), Personnel Selection, Sex Differences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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