#generalists

#generalists

Rachel (not her real name) is the go-to person at work for everything, from helping you perfect your presentation, to unjamming the copier. She can get meetings with high-level people organized in record time, fix spreadsheets so that they make sense, mentor rising stars, and deliver presentations in a way that gets people motivated to take action. Everyone relies on Rachel because she's so competent at so many different tasks. It's almost as if she's a specialist in everything.

Firstly, Osika said candidates needed to have "slope, not just skill." The 35-year-old said that a candidate's "slope" refers to their ability to pick up new skills and navigate a learning curve. "I care more about how fast someone learns and adapts than where they are today. If a conversation feels alive, if I walk away having learned something new, that's a strong sign they'll thrive in the team and push our ways of working forward," Osika said.

In short, they want generalists. Just be enough. You don't need to be everything. You just need to be enough of many things.