I interviewed at a few dozen places last year and that is certainly not what I encountered. Almost all places were looking for a trend follower addicted to the

I interviewed at a few dozen places last year and that is certainly not what I encountered. Almost all places were looking for a trend follower addicted to the framework and tools of the moment. Being competitive as in solving tough problems, delivering faster, writing higher quality faster code is not what anybody wanted. My learning is if you want to be more employable don’t be awesome. Position yourself to the center of a bell curve.