What is a good job for shy people?

Question

What in your opinion is a good job for a shy person to get? And I don't mean a "career". Just a regular full-time or part-time job.

Or to put it in another way, what jobs wouldn't require an outgoing personality?

Answer 1

Shy people are normally very compassionate, kind and caring individuals who have a LOT to offer the world. They are also normally very deep thinkers.

I'm quite shy but I totally found my niche in teaching, particularly because I'm reaching out and helping kids.

Other options could be an artist, poet, writer, social worker, guidance councelor, (maybe helping others overcome obstacles like you have gone through) -- offering insight to things to help others come to an understanding about life, themselves or other people...

I found that focusing on others and helping them can truly help you overcome shyness.

It has for me... maybe for you too!

Figure out what your strengths are and what makes you the happiest and then try to find a career that can cater to that. It could be as simple as helping others. Even though it sounds wierd for a shy person to be in a career that involves talking to other people, if you find the right position that can help your best qualities come out, the shyness automatically disappears (even if it's just during your work hours).

Once I leave the classroom, my shyness comes back. But when you're in your element, it's easy for you to forget about being shy because your attention is towards other people rather than your self-consciousness.

Hope that helped! Good luck!

Answer 2

Video Jug has a few videos that might help - some are about answering interview questions (they're geared towards business positions, but a lot of the information can apply to other positions as well), and there's one about looking more confident (I've included the link to that one below). I get really nervous at interviews, too - I recently did one and tried out one of the tips from the "confidence" video - pressing the tip of your tongue to the roof of your mouth in order to relax your face a bit. I don't know if it made me more confident, exactly, but it did make me stop for a second and quit panicking. :) I'm not sure there's an interview in existence that's meant for shy people - the only thing I can say to that is that it can help to do practice interviews with friends. There's also practicing with career counselors, although that would cost money. As for jobs for shy people, you could try looking for something that doesn't have a public service component, nothing where you have to interact with people all the time. Look for behind-the-scenes type jobs - just keep in mind that you may still have to answer phones and interact with your co-workers.

Answer 3

Stay away from CashCreate, Treasure Trooper and other survey Web sites.

It is a waste of time and will cause you unhappiness.

If you choose to be suckered in and sign up to take surveys and receive, free trials considered you were warned. The minute you give them your credit card and personal information you have now opened your computer to unwanted cookies on your hard drive, annoying pop-up windows and if you are on a PC you open your computer to viruses that can wipe you out.

A lot of work to collect the "reward payments" that payout is not worth the effort over time. You will need to sign up for many types of offers, most of which require you to use a credit card. You start a week trial service with varies types of businesses or services, such as, an Internet service provider, book club, credit monitoring service, etc. to get your reward. If you don't cancel the trial, you end up being charged for the service and each service has different rules about how and when you can cancel. Very cumbersome!

Since you will need to sign up for at least a dozen offers before you get to $100 in rewards, it's very easy to forget what you have signed up for, or the problems you will have canceling in time to to be charged the full amount. The Cash Create recruiters you see here over exaggerate how much money you can earn because once you've done the high-dollar trials ($8-10 each), you are left with small rewards of a dollar or two. The survey business is not an efficient way to make money and you are more than likely to loose money in the end.

Answer 4

I've always been more comfortable alone., somewhat of a hermit. My career choice, truck driver. I have no co-workers, no boss breathing down my neck, I only have to interract with people at the beginning and end of each trip. Right now I'm in sothern virginia, and as soon as They finish loading my trailer, I'll go in sign some papers, then I don't have to deal with another human being for another 3 days when I arrive at the reciever's dock.

Answer 5

I would stay away from multi-level marketing, direct sales, any phone jobs or receptionists type of work. Also, at the same time, I would recommend that you put yourself in positions that will force you to grow in this area. Don't expect to become outgoing, but you would benefit from increasing your comfort level.

As for what would be good for you, depends on your interests, skills and training - that wouldn't put you in direct contact with new people.

Answer 6

Animal Control Officer
Doctor
Lawyer/Judge
Police Officer
Web Designer
Factory Worker
Machine Operator
Code Enforcement Officer(meter maid)
Drill Sergeant
Stripper
Author
Poet

Answer 7

well you can also work at home through the net.

Answer 8

I am too shy to tell you!!
parking meter men,taxmen, morticians bus drivers ,check out operators have no personality outgoing or not.
try licking envelopes at home !

Answer 9

Join the Marines.
You wont be shy long.