Pedigree: how elite students get elite jobs

Entering the Elite

The Playing Field

The Pitch

The Paper

Setting the Stage for Interviews

Beginning the Interview: Finding a Fit

Continuing the Interview: The Candidate's Story

Concluding the Interview: The Final Acts

Talking It Out: Deliberating Merit

Social Reconstruction

Conclusion

Appendix A Who Is Elite?

Appendix B Methodological Details

Appendix C List of Interviews.