Bangalore: Are leaders born or made? Well, this is one of the most debated questions.  But the most confident and successful business leaders have started their careers by earning a modest pay. And in some cases way down, that’s well below the par.

But with all of these ups and downs, the real story isn't where they began their careers; it's where they went with them. They all found ways to come out of their basic first jobs with a combination of experience, hustle, intelligence and skills to climb a career ladder that took them into the top spot.

Read on to see the first jobs of some of the top CEOs who began their career from the bottom and went on to make it big, as reported by Julia La Roche of Business Insider.
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