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title: "VIDEO: Should I be a specialist or a generalist in my career?"
description: Discover the evolution of career paths in today's fast-changing world as we move beyond the traditional T-shaped model, and explore the emergence of the M-shaped career. I’ll explain how combining deep domain expertise with versatile human skills is the key to thriving in the future job market.
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# [VIDEO: Should I be a specialist or a generalist in my career?](https://blog.trevor-roberts.com.au/specialist_or_generalist)

 Written by [Dr. Edwin Trevor-Roberts](https://blog.trevor-roberts.com.au/author/dr-edwin-trevor-roberts) | 19 Aug 2024, 1:26:37 am

Discover the evolution of career paths in today's fast-changing world as we move beyond the traditional T-shaped model, and explore the emergence of the M-shaped career. In this short video, we explain how combining deep domain expertise with versatile human skills is the key to thriving in the future job market.

 

 

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