Career Fair 6 March 2012 at OWATC in Ogden

Tomorrow 6 March 2012 there will be a career fair up in Ogden. The location is the Ogden-Weber Applied Technology College (OWATC) at 200 N Washington Blvd., Ogden, UT 84404. It will be open to the public from 3pm - 630pm.

Come on out and see who's there. I myself will be there representing my company proHR. We hope to see you there.

Don't get old and rusty, just get old.

Just because you're getting old, doesn't mean your career has to taper off. Like Napoleon Hill mentions in his book Think and Grow Rich, most of the richest people in the US made the majority of their money in their 50s.

I believe one of the best ways to accomplish this is to stay relevant throughout your career. Always stay hands on in whatever you do. Continue to get your hands dirty even as you move into management. You will grow stagnant if you do not continue to view the problems at eye level and dream, create, and solve.

In all the interviews I've done with executives, this seems to stand out as one of the most common themes among the successful ones. So as you get old, don't forget where you came from.

Jack-of-all-Trades VS Master-of-One

Today's question is should you be a jack of all trades or a master of one?

They both have their merits. A master of one has a highly developed skill set. Those type of jobs tend to pay a lot higher than the average. A jack of all trades will also have a job because of their versatility.


On the flip side, both have their drawbacks. A master of one can become so specialized that they work themselves out of a job when that need disappears. A jack of all trades may never achieve a higher than average income.


So which way should you go? My advice is to do what you love. But to speak specifically to these two options I would say you want to become both. Become highly specialized in a specific skill, but diversify by running a business on the side or dipping your hand in another area from time to time. Or along the path to specialization master a process or talent that can be used across any industry.