05-29-2003, 07:42 AM
Yeah, they only tell that to the people they don't want to hire...
But seriously, if you get the opportunity to be in front of someone, that's your opportunity to set yourself apart from the rest of the applicants. Of course, I know it's not that easy. Hell, I've been very lucky in finding a job that I like fresh out of school and holding it for nearly 3 years now (knock on wood).
IMO, these days it's not important to be specialized, it's more important to be divirsified... You have to highlight your many skills, no matter the depth of those skills and promote yourself as the proverbial "jerk of all trades, master of none". Companies want to maximize their employee's potential at the cost of a quality output/product. It's no longer a good thing to be specialized in one thing, but instead is better to be efficient at 12 things. Your best bet is to be well-rounded. Don't aim for any job, aim for every job. Focus on your qualities that make you a good employee, not a good applicant for a job.
Of course, this is just my "employed" opinion, and you should take from it what you will. But, I can identify with the masses that are looking for jobs as I work at my sub-standard/overworked salary company while many of my friends are out of work. And as an insight, my mother was just let go from her job after her company was bought out. Now, at age 55, and a salary of 6 figures +, she is left to a job market that no longer supports people of her status. In the end, she'll take a job at Wal-Mart as long as it pays the bills. Gone are the days of pride in education and experience, take any job you can get and make the most out of it.
But seriously, if you get the opportunity to be in front of someone, that's your opportunity to set yourself apart from the rest of the applicants. Of course, I know it's not that easy. Hell, I've been very lucky in finding a job that I like fresh out of school and holding it for nearly 3 years now (knock on wood).
IMO, these days it's not important to be specialized, it's more important to be divirsified... You have to highlight your many skills, no matter the depth of those skills and promote yourself as the proverbial "jerk of all trades, master of none". Companies want to maximize their employee's potential at the cost of a quality output/product. It's no longer a good thing to be specialized in one thing, but instead is better to be efficient at 12 things. Your best bet is to be well-rounded. Don't aim for any job, aim for every job. Focus on your qualities that make you a good employee, not a good applicant for a job.
Of course, this is just my "employed" opinion, and you should take from it what you will. But, I can identify with the masses that are looking for jobs as I work at my sub-standard/overworked salary company while many of my friends are out of work. And as an insight, my mother was just let go from her job after her company was bought out. Now, at age 55, and a salary of 6 figures +, she is left to a job market that no longer supports people of her status. In the end, she'll take a job at Wal-Mart as long as it pays the bills. Gone are the days of pride in education and experience, take any job you can get and make the most out of it.