What career should I follow if I'm good with people?
Hi! I trying to decide what to study and I want to choose something that I'm good at, and that is people. I always have been a good listener and really helpful person. I find people being comfortable around me and always try to be close to me to get help or just simply hang out. Not trying to sound egocentric people trust in me and look at me as a guide, i really like to choose a profession where I can get this thing that my whole life has been withme.
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9 answers
Ewelina’s Answer
This is a gift! You have so many options to choose from. If you are more talented in social arts you could choose counselling, therapy, consulting, career guide. You can also work for human resources in many companies.
If you have specific interest in science and technology, you can become a business consultant, project manager, organizational/transformational coach or process engineer or any tech role involving dealing with people.
We hope that you find your path and use your gift!:))
Nicole’s Answer
In my opinion, there are a few things that a person could consider when they are trying to decide what career they want for themselves 1)What keeps them interested 2)What makes them happy 3)What they do well 3)Whether or not the career choice can help them to be (financially) stable.
As you have shared some of your personality traits in your question, I can tell you from experience that a good engineer is also an excellent listener. A good programmer is often times driven by wanting to help people. A good librarian is always being asked for help. I lay these examples out to you in this way because I am attempting to show you that there is no shortage of career opportunities for you. In many cases, the hard part is narrowing down some of the other points I raised like what are your interests...and...what do you do well. In the area of a career, often times you and others can tell what you do well by seeing the results you contribute to. For example projects that you work on and finish or meeting a sales goal or the number of teams/employees your design has helped in terms of allowing them to do their job more efficiently. So measurements against how well you have completed a task also plays into how well you do something.
Continue to do your research, put a stake in the ground on a particular field of study, do some more research :) and allow yourself the time to understand and/or change your mind, as you learn more about yourself and the type of career that will work long-term for you.
Best of luck to you!
Alejandra’s Answer
Throughout my career this "good with people" has been the one thing that best helps in terms of "opening doors". I studied psychology based on the same mentality you have and it has led me to work in different areas and relate to different people. Also work in different types of companies from HR Recruiting, to Marketing, Advertising Agencies and finally Banking!
I really recommend psychology for you. I heard a lot in college that psychology was the "new administration" and yes! Actually we need social and people skills to pursue any job in the future. I am sure it will definitely will work for you. Feel free to reach out!
Best,
Todd’s Answer
Good luck and don't change your willingness to help people!
Rawa’s Answer
Whatever job you choose, working with people to guide and solve their problems is very rewarding. While anyone can do it, having that aura which helps people feel comfortable and trust you will definitely differentiate you from others in the field. Best of luck!
Alexandria (Aly)’s Answer
I have very similar traits and I used them to start my career in Training and Development and ended up in Organizational Change Management. I started in college as a Park Ranger in a Historical Park. In this job I worked for the government, talked with people all day, gave walking tours and presentations. Next, I ended up in Sales. I found that I didn't love sales, but I did tend to be the person to help others learn how to do their job so I applied to be the trainer. In training I could facilitate training, help people learn their jobs and have a more enjoyable experience when they started. Then I learned about Change Management! Change Management is the process of helping people make a big change at work, like using a new process or piece of technology, communicating the benefits, working with leadership, and training. I made my way into the technology industry (which is a great industry to get into) without being a super technical person.
One other note. In college I had a sociology major. I thought I wanted to be a social worker. In theory, this was going to be a great career for me but I found through discussions with social workers that although I could help a lot of people I couldn't emotionally handle it and the pay wasn't what I wanted. So talk to people about the hard parts of their job, especially if it falls under human services.
Good luck and know that the skills you have are needed in every job!
Calvin’s Answer
In my opinion you could pick a field that you really like (business, science, technology, etc.) and become really good at it. Then you can use the professional knowledge along with you interpersonal skills to consult individuals or companies.
Reema’s Answer
Luz Alba’s Answer
This trait is great for many career paths. I'm a designer and I can tell you that being good with people will give you the advantage of designing valuable products or services.
Check about Design, strategic Design and Human centered design concepts to see if this is something that calls your attention.