Specialized vs General First job

One important point to think about for your first job is whether you want a specialized or general scope.

There are pros and cons for each role. In a specialized role, you gain more depth, you gain skills in that specific expertise and are valued for that.

In a general role, you get to see more, you gain more breadth. You are in a good position to see and capture the good parts across the whole field.

In healthy economic conditions, both type of skills are sought after. In difficult economic conditions, would your company value a subject-matter expert, or a somewhat-know-it-all ?