That is a decent point, however, it depends on the type of job you are seeking. If they need a programmer, they may not care if you know something about Cisco, and in fact it can hurt you in some cases. You should have more than one resume readily available with each catering to the type of job you are seeking. Personally, I would try to be competent in 2-3 areas.
Another thing, an employer "trick" is to list everything under the sun "required" for the job so they can claim you do not meet them all. Then they can offer you less money. Hence it's prudent to be knowledgeable and explain that to employers, but I wouldn't try to bolster or actually meet them all. ________________________________ From: Joseph Apuzzo <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, May 3, 2010 4:02:19 PM Subject: Re: [mhvlug] Breaking into the Industry-Employment/Education query. Just do not let people like Sean talk about numbers from 2006, might we remind him that the current year is 2010. Also just take a look at current openings should be enough of an exercise. My point is what you bring to the table in skills, the more the better. Just being a programmer or just being a system admin is not going to pay as well as bringing more skills to the table. This is true for any profession in any market so numbers are not really needed for my point.
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