The bio I had for my original twitter account said, "Jack of all trades, master of none". There are times when this is a blessing and times when it is a curse.
I've been lucky enough to have a plethora of different experiences in my life and made money while experiencing them. Everything from overnight security at a Christmas Tree lot on the Upper East Side (86th in between 2nd & 3rd) to sportswriter for a regional newspaper to a musician and poker player. I've learned a lot about many different things, but what is my specialty?
If you ask me what I do BEST, I would probably say communicate. It's why I've always done very well in sales and customer service (man, I could sell an $80. Christmas tree to a drunk couple at 3 AM like NOBODY!) but also done well with behavioral health and writing.
It seems like in today's world, everyone has a niche. I can do a lot of different things for many people, but does that help me fit in anywhere if I'm going to work for someone else? When you're self-employed (been there, too), that is a plus because you're not outsourcing everything that needs to be done and you don't have to stop multiple times a day to learn what to do in different situations - but when you're in the market for a job, how do you explain to a company that your core competency is... a little bit of everything? Your primary benefit to your employers is you're always the one who can be handed off-the-wall assignments and tackle them effectively. That's hard to describe in a cover letter or resume.
