Trawling Talent - How Elite Professional Service Firms Recruit University Graduates in

Drawing from job advertisements, interviews with in-house recruiters and participant observations, Ren offers an in-depth exploration of how elite professional service firms recruit graduates in China.

List of contents

List of Tables
Preface
1. Introduction: Locating Elite Hiring in Transitional China
2. The Surface of Elite Jobs Versus the youxiu Professional Worker
3. The Messages on the Campus
4. Educational Success
5. High-Quality Internships
6. The Interview Chemistry
7. The Gender Dimension
8. Trawling Talent in Transitional China: Conclusion and Discussion
Methodological Appendix
References
Index

About the author

Ran Ren is a sociologist at the Chengdu University of Technology, China. He obtained a DPhil in Sociology at the University of Oxford and has published in leading journals, such as The British Journal of Sociology, Sociology, The China Quarterly, and Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers. He has an interdisciplinary interest in topics of "elites", "finance", and "meaningful work and learning".

Product details

• Authors: Ran Ren
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.11.2025
• EAN: 9781032973876
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3297387-6
• No. of pages: 214
• Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); China, Business and Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Careers / Job Hunting, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Business & management, Social issues & processes, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Moral and social purpose of education, Sociology: work & labour, Social and ethical issues, Sociology: work and labour, Moral & social purpose of education