Market flow changes the meaning
Are tools as handy as they used to be? For whatever reason, today the primary purpose of creating most tools is not just to make doing the job easier and faster. Since making money out of almost everything has become the primary goal of most human beings, the relationship between task and tool has changed too. Every day, different tools in different fields are introduced to the market. While most of them have nothing more than a different look from their previous version, there are also tools that have been developed for special purposes with specific prerequisites.
First problem of going with the market flow
Since some people like the change even if it is just about the appearance, it is not an issue to worry about. The problem arises when this huge number of newly introduced tools makes inexperienced users and jobseekers confused and scared. In the software world, this could be a real challenge. Some may doubt their knowledge and start losing their confidence, seeing that they are not familiar with lots of software in their field. But is it really true? Should an expert in a field know how to use ALL the software related to their field? Of course NOT.
Surely they should be aware of it, which improves their self-confidence, but they definitely do not need to learn how to use all newly introduced software in their field, which is a false expectation of some employees. To prevent employing the wrong candidate, employees should distinguish a good candidate from a fake one. A good candidate is the one who has a plan for doing the job and knows how to do it efficiently. These are the people an employee should trust and let them decide about the tools they use themselves.
Second problem
Another problem is learning how to use the tool without knowing why you need to use it. Before you need a tool, you have to know the solution. Tools are not solutions and do not give you the solution. They help you implement your thought or idea of the solution. Unfortunately, some people get into the trap and thoughtlessly try to learn any newly introduced software on the market, thinking it makes them professional or good candidates for available jobs.
The further they continue this sequence, the less they think about the primary reason why they do so. Little by little, they adopt a fake posture of knowledge. If you ask them why they learn a given software, they tell you about its features, but they never know when and why they should use it. After all they have learned, they consider themselves professionals, but the number of tools a person knows does not make them professionals.
However, for some people, using a complex method in their work to confuse the audience, make them embarrassed by not knowing the method, and also make them silent in questioning the results is a way of making a fake professional gesture. They must know that showing up with brand-new software as a tool to pretend to be knowledgeable and an expert in the field may work in the short term, but it does not last long, and finally it ruins the reputation and credibility forever.
A real professional …
A real professional is the one who knows how to solve problems in their field, and using the simplest tools and methods to solve complex and hard problems gives them more credit and makes them look even more professional.
THE believes that the best solution is the simplest one or the one presented in a simple way, the one that everyone will understand and comprehend completely.
