Does future belong to generalists or specialists?

I'm in business strategy and majorly worked across different startups When looking for a new role, HRs tell me they are looking for specialized experience, or my experiences do not count as they are less than 2 years (in each company) I like being a generalist, I have learnt much more than I think I would have in a specialist role What do you guys think? I have 4YOE, currently in a seed stage startup

It is generally perceived that being specialist take you off through the career ladder. However this notion doesn't holds up strongly in the current scenario. There is mass unemployment in the country and those who are already employed are suffering from high level of burnout. People are being kinda 'forced' by the system to work. Humans aptitude, attitude and feelings are dynamic in nature. One should have a mindset of being jack of all trades at least early in the career (till 36yo at least). David Epstein in his book 'Range' advocated for delayed specialisation. Unfortunately the Indian education system designed as such that it tunnels the students into forced specialisation too early in the age. (Thankfully New Education Policy -2020 introduced multidisciplinary education in higher studies) Being generalist has it's own advantage, like it helps you discover what field you actually have talent at. It helps you to broaden up your thought process helping you figuring out what actually it takes to climb up the career ladder. It broadens up your cognitive bandwidth helping you in developing holistic approach in solving your problems even in your current domain. No segment works in isolation in this era globalised world. Economy is interlinked with geopolitics. Geopolitics is interlinked with technology. Technology is interlinked with popular culture. Nothing works in isolation. It's a fool's paradise to think being specialised in one domain helps you in your career growth.

I have been working as full stack developer past 7 years in stacks like react, react native , flutter, spring boot , nest, graphql so on and so forth. So far being generalist has worked for me as I am never out of projects. However recently I met one Engineering manager who advised me to become a specialist in one domain for better growth going forward . How do you all see this specialist vs generalist idea ?

And generalists wonder what to do with all their knowledge in all those diversified fields and why no one gives a shit about them!

Hey folks, recently have found myself on career crossroads. Not sure what kind of career paths generalists have after certain YoE. Are there some generalists on the platform with more than 6-7 YoE who can throw light on what kind of roles are available to generalists after a certain level? Ideally, would want to look at big tech cos. Current profile: 5yrs post mba work ex in consulting + startups.

MBA grads(3+ years of exp) who are yet to find their role/vertical/industry... What is your plan? When should one develop the 'expertise'?

I want to quit my job and take a break. I Have been contemplating to do the same for almost an year but decided not to do it. So many things have happened since then 1. Layoff wave started in india 2. Got married 3. Had to move back to bangalore from hometown Reason I want to quit is I don't feel like working , feeling bored and work doesn't interest me that much. I want to take a break chill for a bit but don't have guts to do the same considering market conditions ( what if I don't get a job when I am back in the market😅) Please give any advice on how to tackle this situation or if someone has gone through the same, would love to hear your experience. Also how is the product hiring currently in India? PS: I do have a good runway for 4-5 months considering all expenses but I am scared to take the step

I'm a generalist with 4 YOE, earning 17 LPA. Skills include but are not limited to: Nodejs, ReactJs, AWS, Jenkins, Docker and Linux. People in my company involve me in everything that requires solving problems. I have worked on multiple stacks beyond what I've mentioned and trained / guided junior to intermediate level of engineers I'm searching for a new job, but I don't see companies having a dire need for generalists. This is partly because generalists don't command enough confidence unless deployed on a project to work their magic (or so is what I believe) People having or knowing people in my techstack, do you think it is possible to expect a salary of 30 LPA ? Or is specialization an inevitable next step to take ? Also, how should I position myself in interviews ? Your thoughts will be appreciated.