Ivies, extracurriculars, and exclusion: Elite employers’ use of educational credentials

By Lauren A. Rivera. 2011

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science

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Why Do Students Choose English as a Medium of Instruction? A Bourdieusian Perspective on the Study Strategies of Non-Native English Speakers (2015, background): “Such strategies are often successful; organizations favor elite graduates in hiring (Rivera, 2011) and promotion (Forbes & Piercy, 1991; Ishida & Spilerman, 2002; Kim & Cannella, 2008).”
The Role of Faculty, Counselors, and Support Programs on Latino/a Community College Students’ Success and Intent to Persist (2015, background): “As Pascarella and Terenzini and Rivera (2011) have noted, employers sometimes use college grades (right or not) as a reflection of the student’s motivation, conscientiousness, cognitive ability, as well as to screen job candidates in large applicant pools.”
Discrimination in the Credential Society: An Audit Study of Race and College Selectivity in the Labor Market (2015, background): “Social capital and institutional networks at elite schools also benefit graduates (Mullen 2010; Rivera 2011).”
The undergraduate self-perception of employability: human capital, careers advice, and career ownership (2019, background): “From this perspective, male participants do perceive themselves as more employable than their female counterparts, in keeping with gender moderation outcomes from Rivera (2011), Tomlinson (2012), and Tholen (2014).”
Whitened Résumés (2016, background): “Extra-professional experiences (such as volunteer work) can signal both human capital and demographic affiliation and thus play an important role in hiring decisions in many (elite and non-elite) white-collar occupations (Rivera, 2011; Tilcsik, 2011).”
How Learning a Musical Instrument Affects the Development of Skills (2013, positive): “Similarly, being enrolled in music or other extracurricular activities provides a measurable advantage in job applications (Rivera, 2011).”