What are your experiences of the breadth of skillset demanded for your typical role?
I've got my niche skillset where I have very deep level of experience and knowledge - so if someone asks a question I know the best way to do it without question 90% of the time.
I've also got my wider skillset where I know a fair amount about a broader product suite but if someone asks for something specific a lot of the time I'd have to research up to know the best way.
I'm looking at adverts today and they want the full broad skillset plus X,Y, Z and it just makes me think nobody will know that. There are new versions coming out all the time. Either the person would have to be a genius and working 24/7 on keeping their skills up to date or a blagger.
No wonder some IT projects are in a mess if an unrealistically broad scope of skills is called for. It will inevitably mean low quality with a bunch of chancers chasing the rate and faking that they know what they're doing.
Um, rant over.
I've got my niche skillset where I have very deep level of experience and knowledge - so if someone asks a question I know the best way to do it without question 90% of the time.
I've also got my wider skillset where I know a fair amount about a broader product suite but if someone asks for something specific a lot of the time I'd have to research up to know the best way.
I'm looking at adverts today and they want the full broad skillset plus X,Y, Z and it just makes me think nobody will know that. There are new versions coming out all the time. Either the person would have to be a genius and working 24/7 on keeping their skills up to date or a blagger.
No wonder some IT projects are in a mess if an unrealistically broad scope of skills is called for. It will inevitably mean low quality with a bunch of chancers chasing the rate and faking that they know what they're doing.
Um, rant over.
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