being a generalist vs a specialist #tech #techjobs #developer

27 Nov 2024 · 1 min

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In tech hiring, companies now want specialists who solve specific problems, not generalists. The speaker doubled down on his three strongest skills: content creation, revenue generation, and community building. That focus matters more than being good at everything.

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Double down on your strengths. There are companies right now; they're they're still hiring. They all have problems, but they need a person to solve this problem. They don't need a person to come in and be a generalist. We saw the generalists pop off over the last two years because of when the market ripped during COVID You could spell react and everybody got a job, right? So like now companies they still need to hire, but they need a specific problem hired, right? And so my my encouragement to you all, and this is what I've done with my job search. Like I I had to sit and had to figure out what I was good at. I was great at creating content. I was great at driving revenue, and I was great at building community.