<p>does anybody have any suggestions as to what job I should get in order to learn how to interact with people better?</p>
<p>I can try to fit myself into a stereotype if it helps: I'm one of those school-type "intellectual" people who always cared more about school than friends, but now I see how important being able to relate to people is.</p>
<p>Don’t get a job for this - not only do you then risk your income, but also most jobs are not conducive to improving interpersonal skills on anything more than the most basic level.</p>
<p>If you want to improve your social skills, join a social group of some kind. The best way is to take some skill you currently have and try to parlay it into an activity - a community band, a theater group, a local volleyball league, a church group. Where possible you want to be around extroverts - they can show you how to interact with and engage people. I personally recommend community theater, as crew positions are entertaining and challenging but still a safe place for an introvert, while the cast are about as social and extroverted as you can get.</p>
<p>A host at a busy restaurant. But I do agree with ^ in terms of what is better. Pick a place where there is a lot of people.</p>
<p>Philosopher, the OP wanted to learn how to relate to people, not hate them! I worked in restaurants for a lot of years, and the skills you can learn there are “handling people” or “dealing with people” - not relating to them.</p>
<p>Sorry, the op said “learn how to interact with people better.” Being in a restaurant environment, but really any intensive service environment, would help that.</p>
<p>Toastmasters…nearly every campus has one.
<a href=“http://www.toastmasters.org/MainMenuCategories/WhatisToastmasters.aspx[/url]”>http://www.toastmasters.org/MainMenuCategories/WhatisToastmasters.aspx</a></p>
<p>Pleased to echo the recommendation for Toastmasters. </p>
<p>Also, Dale Carnegie; Get a parttime sales position (vector, windows, cars, amway, shakelee, insurance, etc)</p>