I'm glad I learned sales experience in college. Like most programmers, I have a tendency to be introverted and avoid people to just do my work. However, in col

I'm glad I learned sales experience in college. Like most programmers, I have a tendency to be introverted and avoid people to just do my work. However, in college I forced myself to take two very outward jobs: Resident Adviser and Personal Trainer. RA's help incoming freshman become acclimated with college life, and I found it a very rewarding job (plus I got a practically free apartment). I've always been interested in fitness, so I became a personal trainer at the local Bally Total Fitness. Because I was knowledgeable about my product (me) and could pitch well, I became the #1 personal trainer in sales in Dallas in a month. I was pretty proud of that accomplishment, and it taught me a tremendous amount about sales and interacting with people.