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Is it better to be a specialist or a generalist?

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Is it better to be a specialist or a generalist?

Robert Drury
Dec 9, 2020
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Is it better to be a specialist or a generalist?

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In a world where you move around many jobs, and look to shape your own careers, its an interesting question to ask yourself whether you want to be a specialist or a generalist. Should you know a lot about one particular thing or a little about a range of things?

Is it better to be a specialist or a generalist?

For clarity, a specialist is defined as a person who concentrates primarily on a particular s…

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