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Biodata

By: Patrick D. Converse & Frederick L. Oswald
In: Encyclopedia of Counseling
Edited by: Frederick T. L. Leong
Subject:General Counseling & Psychotherapy, Counseling Psychology
Keywords:biodata; cognitive abilities; criterion-related validity; job performance; life experiences; personality; profiling

Biodata, or biographical data, are paper and pencil measures that ask respondents to reflect or report on their life experiences. Scores from biodata are typically used in conjunction with other employment measures for predicting individual performance in a given job. Biodata ...

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  Converse, P., & Oswald, F. (2008). Biodata. In F. T. Leong (Ed.), Encyclopedia of counseling (Vol. 1, pp. 1418-1415). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963978.n474
  
  Converse, Patrick D., and Frederick L. Oswald. "Biodata." In Encyclopedia of Counseling, edited by Leong, Frederick T. L., 1418-15. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963978.n474.
  
  Converse, P. and Oswald, F. 2008. Biodata. In: Frederick T. Leong Editor, 2008. Encyclopedia of Counseling, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1418-1415 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963978.n474> [Accessed 6 May 2021].
  
  Converse, Patrick D. and Frederick L. Oswald. "Biodata." Encyclopedia of Counseling. Edited by Frederick T. Leong. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008, pp. 1418-15. SAGE Knowledge. 6 May 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963978.n474.
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