My career is colorful, and I’ve been struggling to find my place in corporate culture – because corporate culture is a place that only wants to see specialists and does not seem to know what to do with a generalist like me.

I have such diverse experience – and I have a PhD, something that is incredibly challenging to accomplish, and that not a lot of people succeed in. Regardless, I never seemed to meet the requirements of “X years of experience in topic Z” that is dominating most job openings in the eyes of recruiters. Or it doesn’t count because it happened at university.

What I do have is a scientific mind, characterized by critical thinking and an eagerness to learn. I also have a creative soul and I’m always looking for solutions that I can craft myself, if possible.

So what am I? Media designer? Web developer? Social media manager? E-learning content producer? Scientist? Linguist? Conversation designer? Conversational AI developer? User researcher? Data analyst?

All of those are things I have professional experience in, and while I might not be a specialist in any of them, I would argue that this set of experience makes me a Swiss Army Knife and I probably always know the right tool for the job!

Originally posted on LinkedIn