The unglamorous first jobs of Donald Trump and 24 other successful people

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Long before he was president-elect, Donald Trump started out with a very unglamorous job.

It can be easy to see the world's most powerful and influential people as occupying a sphere far removed from the rest us.

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But even some of the most successful people started off working odd jobs to earn money and learn the ropes.

These 25 successful people prove that the path to success doesn't have to be linear.

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Dylan Love contributed reporting.