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Re:Ask HN:What job roles are suitable for a generalist? by erik_p on Wednesday February 02, 2011 @07:07PM (#2172857)
Being a generalist is difficult. All of the positions I've held in the past 10 years were landed because the interviewer recognized my intelligence/problem solving ability and could look past whatever specific skill or language that I did not have traditional experience in.

BAs in a software shop can straddle that tech/biz line (I HAVE PEOPLE SKILLS DAMMIT!) sometimes... I think it's really a function of finding the right place and the right people that can recognize the value of having a "utility infielder" on their team.

I don't have much else to offer besides encouragement from another generalist or as I like to describe myself as a geeky/techie product manager.

good luck!

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Re:Ask HN:What job roles are suitable for a generalist? by confuzed on Thursday February 03, 2011 @03:08AM (#2174079)
Thanks for your support.

Finding a "right" company can be challenging indeed.

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Re:Ask HN:What job roles are suitable for a generalist? by erik_p on Wednesday February 02, 2011 @07:08PM (#2172861)
somewhat related:

http://lostmahbles.com/land-dream-dev-job-without-web-experi...

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