19 March 2026 · 8 min read
Hiring volume has cooled while role complexity has risen. Employers are consolidating three narrow roles into one broader mandate.
That rewards candidates who can demonstrate range with depth in a defensible specialism.
Documents that read as generalist get filtered; documents that read as 'specialist who can also operate broadly' convert.
Practically: pick a lane for your headline, then use your achievements to demonstrate breadth underneath it.