Good jobs for introverts

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I think that there are very few jobs/careers which are unsuitable for introverts. Anything which requires "networking" is going to be difficult, so sales & marketing, PR, being an agent, some of those City jobs with financial services which need you to go to a lot of networking events.

But as PPs have said, being an introvert is not the same as lacking social skills. A good team needs "plodders" (aka completer/finishers in business psychology) and calm, wise, ponderous people as much as they need ideas people and motivators and ace communicators etc.

I work in education, my H worked in IT project management. We are both introverts, but we both spend/spent a large part of our working lives communicating with people. But our style of communication is different to some other people, we calve out periods in the day to concentrate on our work without distraction and we very much value quiet time in the evenings and at weekends.

What's your dream job?

I completely agree that business needs introverts. I'm sick of attending meetings where people talk over each other. I used to contribute a lot in smaller meetings but now can't be bothered finding that milliseconds of silence to say anything. Too many opiniated extroverts in the same room is not productive and frankly annoying to me.

Lurking with interest.

Embalmer

I'm an introvert with excellent social skills . Most people would probably think I'm quite extrovert. It's NOT to do with not being able to cope with people; it's about either being energised by social interaction or drained by it. I network really well, but need some real downtime after it.

Anyway, if you can write, be a writer

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I'm an administrative law judge. I work from home most days.

Engineer,

How can you tell if a engineer is a extrovert, they will look at your shoes when they talk to you, not their own.

Another introvert here. I went from City law to wfh doing a mix of law, legal editing and CV writing - the latter two are great as I communicate with clients mainly in writing, at my schedule.

@LadyLaSnack

I'm not a coder. I was basing it on my DH who is.

I am a geek so can write in Python, Java and SQL to a moderate level and enjoyed learning.

A synopsis of what he said;

Udemy, coursera, MOOC all have great courses for introductions to coding. Series of youtube videos are fab too. Pick a language (javascript, Ruby or Swift are good bets to begin) and do a bit each day. 45 minutes a day will have you reasonably proficient in a year.

The one thing he stressed was that you can't cram coding ability when starting off. Little and often and practice, practice, practice.

I'm a teacher and we use techrocket. It's a little childish but I've enjoyed doing it at the same time as the children.

Good luck

I'm an introvert with excellent social skills. Most people would probably think I'm quite extrovert. It's NOT to do with not being able to cope with people; it's about either being energised by social interaction or drained by it.

^ THIS.

Being introverted is not the same as being shy or lacking in social skills. I'm an introverted GP. I suspect a lot of people would think I'm an extrovert, but I'm definitely not.

Yes agreed I have no problem socialising for short periods of time. I prefer to communicate with clients by email though as it's more efficient. I just prefer being on my own but have no problem at all being with people. But I do have to force myself to socialise otherwise another day would pass peacefully just me and my thoughts.

well it depends what your skills are doesn't it?

I'm an introvert but I actually enjoy interacting with people and I am a teacher. I don't like the limelight, but I'm great at encouraging and supporting others.

What are you good at, what do you enjoy?

Do you actually mean 'good job for an introvert' or do you actively want a job that requires little interaction with others? Or something else?

Also I know a lot of coders and they are all REALLY extroverted.

All sorry but have not read through the full thread.

I am an introvert and i love my job. I am an archaeologist. I specialised so work mostly alone. I get to spend days in libraries and archives with occasional days on site wondering around empty buildings and some days sitting in a small dry and warm office with my 2 pleasant but mostly quiet colleagues (who are mostly usually out for part of the day).

Its great.