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3 Careers for the "People-Person"By Wendy CroixLearning & Life Columnist January 17, 2006
If you think about your ideal day and it includes breakfast with friends or family, meetings, negotiations, a working lunch, and a cocktail party or get-together to boot, you're a people person for whom human contact is vital. There's no negotiating this: you need a people career to make the most of your business talents.
Social types like you are best suited to careers like human resources, sales, or marketing, jobs in which success stems from your ability to satisfy the needs of other people.
Human ResourcesIf you think you'd be great at finding, matching, and training people for jobs, then a career in human resources will be your perfect fit. A bachelor's degree in human resources or personnel administration will put your name above the door of a personnel office. Though you'll have paperwork, the bulk of your ideal day will be spent with managers and workers, using your people gifts in business setting.SalesGood salespeople know their products. Great salespeople - like you - have an instinct for people. If you've had that gift for gab and a knack for persuading people since your stint on the debate team or your all-star cookie-selling days, you already know you're destined for a sales career. Though it's not a must for a successful sales career, a bachelor's degree - especially in liberal arts or business - will make you even more attractive to the people who want you to sell for them all your ideal day long.MarketingIf you'd rather sell on the large scale than one to one, if you're more into persuading groups than individuals, then your people skills are pushing you toward a big picture career path like marketing. You'll need some business talent, and a bachelor's degree in marketing, as well as your solid speaking and writing gifts to live out your ideal days in this well-paying career.People-people never tire of jobs that provide human contact. So if you want that connection, try a business path that's all about building relationships. Sources:
About the Author Wendy Croix, Ph.D. is a freelance writer, cultural critic and university professor. In her twenty years as a professional educator, Wendy has guided hundreds of students toward the careers of their dreams. More Career Tips Articles |
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