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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sure, if you want to become the top salesman at the used car lot someday, learning how to chat up unsuspecting customers definitely helps.[/quote]
You sure have a simplistic view of what it takes to thrive at large corporations.

Having good EQ and social skills isn't simply about sales. No matter what kind of team you lead at a company, collaborating with other department heads or fellow C-suiters, building consensus, etc. is usually the only path to promotion (or even keeping your job).[/quote]

Good EQ and social skills are important, but thankfully those can always be learned/improved throughout life. However, once you've missed your chance to get into a good grad/professional school because you pi**ed away your grades doing keg stands at the frat house, those doors are closed forever. And for better or worse, many of the most interesting jobs (curing cancer, etc.) do require highly specialized advanced degrees.[/quote]
But the doors aren't "closed forever" for someone who didn't attend a good grad/professional school. Most of the CEOs and CFOs that I've worked with or encountered didn't, and they make more money than many of us with double Ivy-type degrees who are merely VPs/non-rainmaker Big Law partners/middle management.[/quote]

Compare the number of CEO/CFOs to salespeople or mid-tier managers. Only a handful make it big at the top. There are about 200,000 CEOs (and that includes CEOs of failing start ups and small businesses).[/quote]
The executive suite isn't just CEOs and CFOs. You have COOs, CTOs, the General Counsel. Lots of positions where you aren't necessarily making millions, but way more than those not in senior management.[/quote]

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