Survey The most popular early jobs and universities of CEOs

Survey The most popular early jobs and universities of CEOs Survey The most popular early jobs and universities of CEOs Take a guess.  Drumroll, please …New LinkedIn data  shows that the role of a consultant is the most popular first job among CEOs.  In terms of the roles they filled before right getting the position for the first time, the research found that 72% were directors or higher up on the corporate ladder.LinkedIn analyzed the profiles of more than 12,000 CEOs of organizations with a minimum of 50 workers, located in 20 different nations.The 10 most popular early jobs among CEOs Consultant Software Engineer Analyst Sales Manager Project Manager Account Manager Manager Founder Associate Software Developer “Note that these positions and functions reflect the CEOs’ earliest job on their LinkedIn profile - not necessarily their first job ever (our data probably misses out on lots of lemonade stands.),”  LinkedIn noted.Among CEOs of organizations with a minimum of 1,000 workers, 80% indicated that they came from another company, and 20% were “promoted internally.”The most popular “first job functions” of CEOs were: Business Development, Sales, Engineering, Information Technology, Consulting, Finance, Entrepreneurship, Operations, and Marketing.CEOs mostly went to these 10 universitiesWhile the site reported that CEOs studied at these places during their undergraduate and post-graduate years, it’s clear that Stanford boasts many graduates. Stanford University Penn State University Harvard Business School University of California, Berkeley Massachusetts Institute of Technology Stanford University Graduate School of Business Harvard University INSEAD The Wharton School Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management The research found that 33% of CEOs surveyed have earned an MBA or Master’s degree.These were the most common subjects they studied: Computer Science, Economics, Business, Banking Finance, Electrical Engineering, Accounting, Marketing, Info. Science Tech. and Business Management.