My personality is something that is hard to describe. My bedroom is littered with books, magazines, pictures, and various other items that serve as anecdotal evidence to my hobbies and passions. When you walk in – you’ll notice something that reveals a part of who I am. What do you notice first? Perhaps it’s the picture of Bob Dylan on a motorcycle above my desk that illuminates my love for his work and singer/songwriters and musicians of similar aesthetic. Maybe it’s the silver framed pictures that line the walls by my bed that illustrate my love for the visual arts. Maybe it’s the picture of the Dalai Lama and the stylized Arabic writing on the other wall by my desk that captures my predisposition to alternatives to our western way of life. Whatever it is you notice – it’s simply a piece of the puzzle and even the collection of items in my room do not capture my complete personality.

I always felt that the jack of all trades personality that I had would not serve for much success in the world.

For a long time, I always felt my diverse passions were detrimental to a healthy life. After all, I saw friends who possessed more focused and finite skill sets that seemed to have their paths set from the get go. I always felt that the jack of all trades personality that I had would not serve for much success in the world. I don’t feel that way anymore, as my varied skill set and ability to master multiple disciplines seems to be paving the way for a successful career.

In fact, Ad Age recently wrote an article about that phenomena called “Hiring and Cultivating A New Kind of Talent.” In the article, the author Eduardo Braniff reveals a new business trend: “New talent is entering the marketplace innately programmed as multitaskers and academically trained as “multidisciplinarians.” They have grown up maximizing new tools and platforms to process information, creating new media and connecting through new communication forms — often simultaneously.”

I instantly relate to this “new talent.” He mentions various traits – including the fact that this new talent often seeks second and third careers in their spare time. In addition to my regular job – I do web design, consulting work, freelance writing, and various other things that in the background.

This seems to parallel many of the traits that of the Millenials – which makes sense since we’re at a Tipping Point as far as Millienial integration in the working world. As someone that skews to the millenial demographic, I am excited about the potential changes in business practices. I also like the fact that the Ad Age article gives suggestions at integrating both types of workers together. In the end, it’s a compromise and business needs to understand how to have different types work together.

As technology allows for us to pursue and refine a multitude of talents, how will the workplace and society adapt? The next few decades will be interesting to observe.