One of the most salient features of our Tech Hiring culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted.
I don't want this and I struggle to explain that I'm interested in more than one thing. That I have skills in more than one area. And that I have skills a set of areas that wouldn't really make sense at a first glance for a recruiter.
There is a quote that makes sense to me
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
Time Enough for Love (1973), written by Robert A. Heinlein
... but it could look agressive.
I'm not sure how I can make it assertive.
Basically I feel I can learn enough of anything provided that
1) I am interested in that thing
2) I feel it's important right now in my context.
One of the most salient features of our Tech Hiring culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted.
My concern is that if I present myself as a $TECH developer and gets that job, then both the company and I will end up being not very happy.
I would rather explicitly focus on companies that find my multiple areas of interest valuable.
I’ve billed myself as a member of a software swat team. I haven’t worked in any specific technology for more than a few months at a time and I’m thrown onto a different scrum group every couple sprints to aid with our company’s most pressing issue at the moment. The reactions have been very positive for the employers who value that type of flexibility.
Working in Azure Cloud, ladder logic in PLC’s, C in microcontrollers, Swift and JavaScript within 3 sprints isn’t very common, but I get to tout that this has been my life for years now. :)
One of the most salient features of our Tech Hiring culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted.
That's nice and good if you want to specialize.
I don't want this and I struggle to explain that I'm interested in more than one thing. That I have skills in more than one area. And that I have skills a set of areas that wouldn't really make sense at a first glance for a recruiter.
There is a quote that makes sense to me
... but it could look agressive.
I'm not sure how I can make it assertive.
Basically I feel I can learn enough of anything provided that
1) I am interested in that thing
2) I feel it's important right now in my context.
I don't have any interest in specialization either but I'd sure use OPs advice in order to tailor my resume for specific employers
My concern is that if I present myself as a $TECH developer and gets that job, then both the company and I will end up being not very happy.
I would rather explicitly focus on companies that find my multiple areas of interest valuable.
I’ve billed myself as a member of a software swat team. I haven’t worked in any specific technology for more than a few months at a time and I’m thrown onto a different scrum group every couple sprints to aid with our company’s most pressing issue at the moment. The reactions have been very positive for the employers who value that type of flexibility.
Working in Azure Cloud, ladder logic in PLC’s, C in microcontrollers, Swift and JavaScript within 3 sprints isn’t very common, but I get to tout that this has been my life for years now. :)
I didn't know this concept of SWAT team.
I googled it and found SWAT Team, a Pattern for Overloaded, Multi-project Organizations
Looks a lot like what I would like to do.
Thanks for giving a name to my concerns :)