15 facts about people's career paths- Before starting a career as a world-class singer, Andrea Bocelli was working as a lawyer and moonlighting in a piano bar.
- 86% of employees at small companies (less than 100 workers) report that they are happy, while only 78% of employees at large firms (1000+ workers) claim to be happy.
- On average, young professionals born after 1982 change jobs every 13 months.
- Henry Ford had five failed business ventures before founding the Ford Motor Company in 1903.
- In 1989, 75% of Britain’s wealthiest individuals had inherited their fortune. Today, approximately 78% of Britain’s richest are self-made millionaires.
- Less than 20% of law school graduates entered legal professions in 2007.
- Aircraft pilots, air traffic controllers, and coroners appear among the highest paying jobs.
- Vienna, Zurich, and Geneva are considered the top 3 European cities to live and work in. London ranks 39th, Birmingham 55th, and Glasgow 57th.
- On average, investment banking analysts clock in 80 hours of work per week. Assuming they get 8 hours of sleep each night, they are left with just 5 hours each day (even weekends) – to do anything else.
- At age 33, Jerry Springer served as Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio for a year.
- While many young people seem to fancy the idea of an international career, only 4% of UK graduates actually work abroad.
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