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Specialization is probably the most common way to get significantly higher compensation as a grunt. Make yourself an expert in some hot area of technology. High
by staunch 13y ago
Specialization is probably the most common way to get significantly higher compensation as a grunt. Make yourself an expert in some hot area of technology. Higher demand and lower supply = higher compensation.
Just imagine being the guy trying to hire a kernel developer vs hiring a PHP developer familiar with Wordpress. You're going to have to pay more, a lot more.
- gumby 13y agoAnd continually invest some of your time in 1> keeping current (meaning right at the leading edge) of your specialization as well as something else that's emerging, and may replace your specialization, that also interests you and 2> getting the word out. In a specialized domain this doesn't mean you need to have some intense twittersphere / githubsphere presence as the "networking" maketroids claim, it just means that fellow experts in your area should know who you are (not necessarily in person) and respect you.