High School Influences Your Career Now

What did you do in high school ? Better yet, were you popular ? Ohhh, those were ' the days' or painful ones ? I had my ups and downs . . . dreaded some days. How about you ? Does it matter any more?

According to a study by job site CareerBuilder.com, high school experiences can influence the job and career you now hold . . . yes, here are some interesting results:

» 39 percent of more than 6,000 workers said their high school days played a role in what they are doing now.

» High school cheerleaders were most likely to hold a v-p, vice-president's, title while those on student council or student government or were teacher's pets had the largest number now in director, manager or team leader positions.

» Former honour society members, athletes and geeks had the largest numbers working in professional and technical service positions. Those in administrative and clerical jobs also tended to be teacher's pets.

» As for earning power, those who'd held a student council/government position were most likely to report a salary of $100,000 (U.S.) or more, followed by honour-society members, athletes, geeks and class clowns.

» Student council/government, honour-society members and athletes ranked highest among those earning $50,000 or more, while those most likely to report earnings less than $35,000 identified themselves as teacher's pets.

» And who likes their jobs? Job satisfaction levels were highest among teacher's pets and cheerleaders, while teacher's pets and athletes reported the most contentment with career progress.

» Geeks and class clowns were most dissatisfied over all, while geeks and student government members were most dissatisfied with their career progress.

Source: The Globe and Mail