Survey The most popular early jobs and universities of CEOs

Survey The most popular early jobs and universities of CEOsSurvey The most popular early jobs and universities of CEOsTake a guess.Drumroll, please New LinkedIn datashows 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 CEOsConsultantSoftware EngineerAnalystSales ManagerProject ManagerAccount ManagerManagerFounderAssociateSoftware Developernotenzeichen 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 t hat 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, its clear that Stanford boasts many graduates.Stanford UniversityPenn State UniversityHarvard Business SchoolUniversity of California, BerkeleyMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyStanford University Graduate School of BusinessHarvard UniversityINSEADThe Wharton SchoolNorthwestern University, Kellogg School of ManagementThe research found that 33% of CEOs surveyed have earned an MBA or Masters degree.These were the most common subjects they studied Computer Science, Economics, Business, Banking Finance, Electrical Engineering, Accounting, Marketing, Info. Science Tech. and Business Manag ement.