And finally…sales revealed as first step to the big time for most billionaires

A study into the richest 100 people in the world carried out by industry recruitment firm Aaron Wallis has investigated whether there is any trend between your first career steps and how rich you become.

And the research suggests that engineering and business graduates are most likely to become billionaires, and if you want to become one of the world’s richest you should start your career in a sales or stock trader role.

The research into first career steps looked at the billionaires who started working in an organisation that was not their own, or family owned.

It revealed that you are far more likely to make the top 100 list if you are a graduate, with 75 of the World’s richest 100 people having earned a degree. Of these 75, 22 studied a degree in engineering.

And 53 of the World’s top 100 billionaires started working in a non-family owned business. while 19 per cent of these billionaires started working in a salesperson role and 17 per cent started working as a stock trader.