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by SheepSlapper 4593 days ago
I can't agree more. They're not going to find someone who can do 4 different jobs each as well as if they hired 4 people who were experts in their fields, but what people seem to be missing is the fact that hiring a jack of all trades is probably what they're aiming for.

I've been in positions where I was in charge of developing software, building servers from scratch (which was a ton of fun, since I got to play with tens of thousands of dollars worth of hardware that I wouldn't have otherwise), doing desktop support, creating a build/deploy/test strategy, planning projects, and on and on. I wasn't the best guy to be in charge of building servers, and I'm sure I got some things wrong (looking back, I definitely got some things wrong!), but it got the job done and was a hell of a learning experience. And it all worked. And the company made some decent money off it.

So as a fellow "Jack of All Trades Master of None", I say good luck to PA. :)