ilaxSTUDIO » building http://www.ilaxstudio.com/blog Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:47:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Is specialization bad? [10] http://www.ilaxstudio.com/blog/2008/10/28/is-specialization-bad/ http://www.ilaxstudio.com/blog/2008/10/28/is-specialization-bad/#comments Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:07:56 +0000 kilax http://www.ilaxstudio.com/blog/?p=794 While reviewing my senior portfolio, one of my college professors (a mentor, really) advised me not to go into a specialized field when making my “first job out of college” decision. He explained that he worked for a firm in Chicago known for designing skyscrapers. After he left that firm, every other place he worked for wanted him to design skyscrapers – even if other projects were going on in the office.

I was walking to work yesterday thinking about this. I passed a building that is being renovated – they are tearing down the exterior to install new offices.

Seeing that made me think about the fact that all I do is interior build-outs. We don’t do any “ground-up” construction. I am only getting experience in… a somewhat specialized field. I wonder if I should be trying to learn other things.

I wonder if I should take my professor’s advice.

I should just be cautious.

I love what I do and really like the people I work with. I just think about these things… from time to time.

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