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13 completely unglamorous first jobs of tech world superstars
Sometimes it can feel like tech giants were always destined to be on top of the world.We have this vision that because many of them seem otherworldly in their IQ levels, they all must have had jobs...
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These tech millionaires started out with some pretty crummy first jobs
The biggest names in tech didn't start out at the top — they had to work their way up.Yahoo's Marissa Mayer was a grocery store clerk. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings once sold vacuum cleaners.Homebrew...
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Here's the unglamorous job Hillary Clinton was fired from before she was famous
Before heading to Yale, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she was fired from her brief stint at a salmon cannery in Valdez, Alaska.The former New York Senator recounted on the "Today" show...
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The unglamorous first jobs of 12 presidential candidates
The following men and women may be vying for the biggest job around — president of the United States of America — but they didn't start at the top.While many of the presidential candidates went on to...
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What 11 successful people did for their first-ever jobs — and what they were...
Everyone has to start somewhere.From making paper deliveries to selling tuxedos, the first jobs these 11 successful people shared with Business Insider weren't always the most glamorous.Read on to see...
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The surprising jobs that launched 15 US presidents on a path to the White House
The road to professional success looks different for everyone. Some people are born into wealth and power — others start from the bottom and work their way up. In honor of Presidents Day, we took a...
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The first jobs of 12 dictators
Dictators are remembered as larger-than-life political and military rulers.From teachers to artists, here's what 13 despots did before they came to power.Editor's Note: The original list included Jozef...
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Barack Obama explains what he learned from scooping ice cream as a 16 year old
President Barack Obama looks back fondly on the summer of 1978, spent behind the ice cream counter of a Baskin Robbins near his grandparents' Honolulu home — even though at the time, he saw it as a...
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The first jobs of the 2016 presidential candidates
The 2016 presidential candidates all have impressive résumés. Hillary Clinton, for instance, was a first lady, a senator, and a US secretary of state. But before all that, she held a few less glamorous...
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'Shark Tank' investor Robert Herjavec says there was a major upside to his...
Long before he founded the global cybersecurity firm Herjavec Group or became a celebrity investor through "Shark Tank," Robert Herjavec was a young guy with an English degree calling people to pay...
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What 11 successful people did for their first-ever jobs — and what they were...
Everyone has to start somewhere.From making paper deliveries to selling tuxedos, the first jobs these 11 successful people shared with Business Insider weren't always the most glamorous.Read on to see...
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A 33-year-old billionaire CEO explains why his dad had to fill out the...
Drew Houston knew from an early age what he wanted to do when he grew up.The 33-year-old billionaire who founded file-sharing and storage service Dropbox recently told Adam Bryant of The New York Times...
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8 life-long money lessons I learned selling office supplies as a teen
My first real job came when I was 16 years old and landed a position at one of those large office supply stores.As jobs for high schoolers go, it was not a bad one. I earned some money to get through...
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The surprising first jobs of 17 US presidents
The road to the White House isn't always glamorous.Sure, most US presidents throughout our history have had experience in law, politics, or the military— or some combination thereof.But many future...
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The 17 weirdest jobs of US presidents
Picture the résumé of an average US president.It likely starts off with a degree from a top school. It probably includes a stint working in law or Congress. It might even feature some military...
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Some of the men who have served in the highest office have started out working some quirky jobs.Follow BI Video: On TwitterJoin the conversation about this story »
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Before they were lucrative businessmen of some of the biggest companies in the world, these men got their start in some pretty mundane jobs.Disclosure: Jeff Bezos is an investor in Business Insider...
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5 tips on negotiating your first salary
Salary negotiations are always a tricky process.That goes double for anyone who's just landed their first job."For many new grads, negotiating their first salary might represent the first time they're...
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Simon Sinek is the author of four books, including his latest, "Leaders Eat Last." He sat down with Business Insider to discuss the biggest mistake young professionals often make in their first jobs....
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3 strategies that will help you rock your first job, according to a careers...
It's easy to make a huge deal out of your first post-college job.But it's important that you treat the gig like the educational experience it is, not some high-stakes be-all and end-all.Rachel Bitte,...
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