Rivera studies how firms hire and judge worth. She earned a Yale degree in the study of people and the mind. She then earned a Harvard PhD. Before she taught, she worked at Evite, Leo Burnett Hispanic, and Monitor Group. [1]
At Northwestern, she holds a chair in business ethics. She also teaches management. Her book Pedigree studies campus hiring at top service firms. Her new work tests ways to make work more fair. [1]
Her field work found that firms did not screen just for skill. They also sought people like themselves in hobbies, life, and style. [2] This gives proof of what can hide inside the word “fit.” Her field has given the work several awards. [1]
Trust Rivera on top-tier hiring and on bias in ideas of worth. This is a key problem for managers. Yet her best-known field work covers a small set of top firms. Other job markets may not work the same way. Check the pattern where you hire. [1] [2]