Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs
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| Rating | : | 4.35 (950 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0691155623 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 392 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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But read it carefully and it becomes something far more useful--a guide on how to join the global elite."--Economist"Rivera's richly described account is mesmerising--and horrifying."--Gillian Tett, Financial Times"Pedigree provides an insider look at how top-notch places hire, and explores how their processes serve those with the most privileged and affluent backgrounds."--Bouree Lam, The Atlantic"Sociologist Rivera has written an exceptionally useful study of how hiring for elite starting jobs is actually done in the US. This insider study shows how the top investment banks, law firms, and consulting companies hire only from a double handful of leading universities, law schools, and business schools. This signi
Americans are taught to believe that upward mobility is possible for anyone who is willing to work hard, regardless of their social status, yet it is often those from affluent backgrounds who land the best jobs. Displaying the "right stuff" that elite employers are looking for entails considerable amounts of economic, social, and cultural resources on the part of the applicants and their parents.Challenging our most cherished beliefs about college as a great equalizer and the job market as a level playing field, Pedigree exposes the class biases built into American notions about the best and the brightest, and shows how social status plays a significant role in determining who reaches the top of the economic ladder.. Pedigree takes readers behind the closed doors of top-tier investment banks, consulting firms, and law firms to reveal the truth about who really gets hired for the nation's highest-paying entry-level jobs, who doesn’t, and why.Drawing on scores of in-depth interviews as well as firsthand observation of hiring practices at some of America’s most prestigious firms, Lauren Riv
Sheds new light on the gatekeepers of the 1% A thought-provoking, well-researched analysis of the entry-level hiring process at the most elite employers in finance, law and business consulting -- one might even call them "the gatekeepers of the 1%." My husband and I are both part of the world described here (he in consulting and me in law), as we both managed to gate-crash our way in from non-elite family backgrounds. Having done our share of hiring committee work, we can vouch for a lot of the picture painted here.* However, the book's value derives not from the care taken in accurately describing the hiring process, but from the new light the author throws on t. This book deserves so much more credit then it's getting. Got me a job Don't listen to anyone who says this book isn't a how-to guide or a vocational book. Rivera does something better than just tell you what to do in order to get an elite job. She describes the thought process, backgrounds and actual behind the scenes conversations of interviewers who are the gate keepers for consulting, banking, and law firms. Anyone who shrugs off this book or believes that it just is telling everyone something about 'elites' that they already know hasn't read it very closely or even finished the book. Rivera explains how the college you attend, your socioeconomic background, race, ethnicity, gender, a. Excellent - 5 Stars Pedigree is a thought provoking case study into hiring practices of what the author terms Elite Professional Services firms (EPS). From the viewpoint of someone interested in inequality, Rivera explains how choices in target campuses, interview structure (fit, polish), and choice to use revenue-generating staff to interview (vs HR) stack the deck against non traditional candidates. Alternatively, for a jobseeker, Pedigree is an amazing insight because it informs about systemic biases and specific techniques to overcome them. Despite having prepared extensively for a summer internship interview at an EPS, this guide pro
Rivera is associate professor of management and organizations at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. Lauren A.