The Accidental Equalizer: How Luck Determines Pay After College Streib Jessi
The Accidental Equalizer: How Luck Determines Pay After College Streib Jessi A startling discovery--that job market success after college is largely random--forces a reappraisal of education,…
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The Accidental Equalizer: How Luck Determines Pay After College Streib Jessi
A startling discovery--that job market success after college is largely random--forces a reappraisal of education, opportunity, and the American dream.As a gateway to economic opportunity, a college degree is viewed by many as America's great equalizer. Yet, the reasons why may have little to do with bootstraps or self-improvement--it might just be dumb luck. And it's true: wealthier, more connected, and seemingly better-qualified students earn exactly the same pay as their less privileged peers.
Employers hide information about how to get ahead and force students to That's what sociologist Jessi Streib proposes in The Accidental Equalizer, a conclusion she reaches after interviewing dozens of hiring agents and job-seeking graduates.Streib finds that luck shapes the hiring process from start to finish in a way that limits class privilege in the job market.