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…
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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. And it's true: wealthier, more connected, and seemingly better-qualified students earn exactly the same pay as their less privileged peers. Yet, the reasons why may have little to do with bootstraps or self-improvement--it might just be dumb luck. 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. Employers hide information about how to get ahead and force students to