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School roles influence job choice </H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080605/lf_nm_life/career_highschool_dc"><P> NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Whether you were a geek, athlete, cheerleader, <SPAN id="lw_1212687158_0" class="yshortcuts">teacher's pet</SPAN>, class clown or honor student in <SPAN id="lw_1212687158_1" class="yshortcuts">high school</SPAN>, chances are it influenced your <SPAN id="lw_1212687158_2" class="yshortcuts">career choice</SPAN>. </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080605/lf_nm_life/career_highschool_dc">Geeks gravitated toward engineering and retail jobs. 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