Your whole life, you've been told you are a "people person." You smile at
everyone and can talk to anyone, and social gatherings are your favorite
pastime.
Indeed, you are no stranger to group interaction; in fact, you thrive on it.
Your worst nightmare is sitting in a cubicle, talking to no one but yourself all
day long, in a job that utilizes only your typing skills. So why let your
fantastic people skills go to waste in a job where you can't be yourself or make
use of your strengths?
So which jobs are best suited for social butterflies?
Here are 10 jobs that will accommodate your personality:*
1. Public relations
specialist
Annual earnings: $41,549
Socially friendly
because: Every day, PR folks respond to the media, whether it's to a
request, an accusation or simply making a public statement. They also establish
and maintain relationships with clients, reach out to new ones and, depending on
whom they work for, they act as the face and voice behind people and
organizations.
2. School
counselor
Annual earnings: $47,262
Socially friendly because: Their job depends on interaction with
students, parents and other faculty. They need to be able to relate to students,
whether it's discussing bad behaviors, academic conduct or more intense issues
like sex education and drug awareness. On the same token, counselors need to
maintain a healthy relationship with parents, approaching conversations about
their children with honesty and tact.
3. Mediator
Annual earnings: $48,840
Socially friendly because: Mediators are the neutral party in legal
disputes for people who would rather settle their cases outside of court. You
must be able to keep conversations amicable, listen attentively and keep your
patience. Most importantly, it is your job to offer suggestions on how to settle
a dispute, but it's up to the involved parties to resolve it. Therefore, you
need to make sure you're communicating openly and honestly in order to do your
job effectively.
4. School
administrators, elementary and secondary school
Annual earnings:
$74,092
Socially friendly because: You meet with parents and faculty to
discuss educational activities, policies, and student behavioral or learning
problems. In addition, when issues go beyond a teacher or school counselor, you
must be able to advise students about personal, academic, vocational or
behavioral issues.
5. Employee
training director
Annual earnings: $84,145
Socially friendly because: Training directors not only develop and
implement training programs for new employees at an organization, they also
educate the trainers who instruct new workers directly. If they can't interact
successfully with these trainers, you can bet the new employees won't be around
for long.
6. Demonstrator
Annual earnings: $34,457
Socially friendly because: Your sole responsibility is to engage with
customers by demonstrating, sampling and explaining products to increase sales.
Something tells us that you won't make it far if you can only offer a sweet
smile and attractive face.
7. Instructional
coordinators
Annual Earnings: $62,528
Socially friendly because: They need to be able to talk easily
with educational committees and advisory groups to learn about certain subject
areas and curriculum. Then, they need to know how to communicate that knowledge
to others by conducting teacher training programs and conferences dealing with
new classroom procedures, instructional materials and equipment, and teaching
aids.
8. Recruiter
Annual earnings:
$48,657
Socially friendly because: To be successful, recruiters must actively
seek out candidates to fill job openings. Once they do, they must interview and
screen applicants, as well as contact them discuss employment possibilities,
consideration and selection. Once they have a relationship with the job seeker,
they also coach them on interview skills and about the company.
9. Employment
interviewer
Annual earnings: $48,657
Socially friendly because: They're responsible for matching job
applicants with the appropriate openings in companies, so interviewers better be
a good judge of character. They need to use their people skills to detect
genuinely strong candidates from those who just interview well.
10. Life
coach
Annual earnings: $64,523
Socially friendly because: People from all walks of life, from
desperate housewives to struggling careerists are enlisting the help of life
coaches to determine and achieve personal goals. Since most life coaches are
self-employed, you can't be shy about getting your name out there; you must be
able to successfully market yourself and your practices.
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