Whos’s more successful?
I found an article on MSN Careers that explains Who’s more successful: High School Geek, Jock, or Class Clown? While it is pretty interesting, please take it for what it is worth. I know all of us have thought back to high school and all of the different types of people we ran into everyday. There were those that seemed to be involved in everything, knew everyone, and raised their hand to answer any question they could. Than there were those who sat in the back of the room and tried to slink away in the chair and go unnoticed. I know I always wondered how that class clown from my 9th Grade Chemistry class is doing, and if he ever learned how to answer a question without a followup whitty comment or joke. I guess thats what Class Reunions are for.
Well to summarize the article…your school status will affect your chosen career.
“CareerBuilder.com asked more than 6,000 full-time workers to categorize their high school personas in one of the following groups: student government, athlete, geek, honor society, cheerleader, drama club, teacher’s pet or class clown. These personalities were then compared to job level, salary, industry and job satisfaction.
Cheerleader:
More likely to hold a vice president role than any other persona
Large number reported going into the travel and insurance industries
76% are happy in their jobs
Teachers Pet:
24% serve in director/manger/team lead positions
Ranked as one of the highest groups in construction and the manufacturing industry
37% reported earning less than $35,000 annually
81% are happy with their jobs
Student Governement Members:
24% serve in director/manager/team lead positions
Large number now serve jobs in Education
12% are paid more than $100,000
49% earn $50,000 annually
Honor Society Members:
59% hold professional and technical services positions
Seem to have a lot of workers drawn to the Health Care Field
10% earn a six figure salary
47% earn more than $50,000
Athletes:
55% hold professional and technical services positions
7% earn a six figure salary
Geeks:
52% hold professional and technical services positions
Many reported holding jobs in engineering and retail
7% earn a six figure salary
Drama Club:
Seem to have a lot of workers drawn to the health care community
Ranked as one of the highest among personalities in public administration/government
Now please remember that this is hardly information written in stone but it is interesting to realize that everything you do in life affects you sometime, even if years down the road!
Jena joined the CSPD as the Assistant Director of Recruitment and Professional Development with over 4 years career services experience including a background in corporate recruiting. She is excited to work collaboratively with the Fox School students regarding career search strategies and hopes students gain some additional insight into the job search through “Opportunity Knocks”.
The token recent grad, I just finished in May 2008 with a BBA in Marketing and International Business. I worked hard and was way more involved than my schedule should've permitted, but I made it through and it paid off. I'm now taking on a consulting position with a large multi-national firm here in Philadelphia. I'm going to be blogging about what I did to get here, life now that I'm here, and what I'm trying to get out of the so-called real world.
I'm graduating in 2010, majoring in entrepreneurship, though by no means am I waiting till then to start my own business. Through this blog I'm hoping to let students see how easy it is to get a job, and looking forward to having more Temple students join me in the next wave of Philly Entrepreneurs!
I plan on graduating in January 2009 with a degree in marketing. I am the definition of a music junkie. Maybe you and I will discover what I want to do after graduation (and the rest of my life) on this blog. Kind of scary if you think about it, but I'm hopeful. =)