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25%OFFLauren A. Rivera - Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs - 9780691169279 - V9780691169279
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Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs

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Description for Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 4 line illus. 16 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JHBL; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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. 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 Rivera shows how, at every step ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
420g
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691169279
SKU
V9780691169279
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99-50

About Lauren A. Rivera
Lauren A. Rivera is associate professor of management and organizations at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.

Reviews for Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs
Winner of the 2016 Max Weber Book Award, Organizations, Occupations, and Work Section of the American Sociological Association Winner of the 2016 Mary Douglas Prize for Best Book, Sociology of Culture Section of the American Sociological Association Co-Winner of the 2016 Distinguished Book Award, Sociology of Law Section of the American Sociological Association Co-Winner of the 2016 Silver Medal in ... Read more

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