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Duckman2008
Jan 6, 2010

TFW you see Flyers goaltending.
Grimey Drawer

Snatch Duster posted:

Sales. Make a ton of money, will always have a job, and acquire a skill set that can be used in any industry.

You do sales everyday. From pitching and selling your professor during your capstone presentation. Telling your S/O how amazing Star Wars movies are. Getting more money from your Dad for expenses. Everyone sells and we sell all the time. Now is the time to take this basic skill you have, and making a living on it.

I've found that history and philosophy students, along with athletes, make some of the base sales people.

The best part of sales, you determine how much you make. If all you need to be happy is 90k a year, you sell that. If you want 5x that amount, you can find a job and product to get you there. gently caress being paid some arbitrary number based on how much the company thinks your worth and getting basically an allowance every month (aka a salary.) Make your money yourself and live the way you want.

Agreeing that sales is a good idea, but I would add two things:

1. You have to have the right personality and outlook
2. You have to make sure you don't get a poo poo sales job

1 is pretty self explanatory. You don't have to be a stereotypical used car sales man, but you have to be willing to work with people and drive to numbers.

2 is there are just sales jobs that basically are scams, and while smart people figure it out quickly, anyone can make a mistake and it can be a bad first experience.

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