Specialist (Level 3B)

🏷️ Token ID: 35 • 🗳️ Voting Weight: 1.05× • 🏅 Tier: Individual Contributor

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🎯 Rank Profile

🗳️ Voting Weight	⏰ Min Time	📊 Hours to Advance	🎯 Next Rank
1.05×	16 weeks	150 hours	Crew Lead (4)

🎯 Focus: Technical Depth & Problem Solving

📍 Status: Go-to person for complex problems in your specialty

🎁 You Earned: 100+ specialty hours, deep expertise, peer recognition

The Specialist tackles complex work and unblocks others. This is the technical depth track at Level 3—where you become the go-to person for difficult problems in your area. Specialists are force multipliers who make entire teams more effective.

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🎯 What Specialists Do

🎯 Activities

Activity	Description
🔧 Solve hard problems	Tackle what others can't
🔓 Unblock others	Help teammates get unstuck
💡 Advise	Provide expert guidance
⬆️ Improve	Enhance systems and processes

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⚖️ Key Difference from Contributor

🔧 Contributor	🎯 Specialist
Handles standard tasks	Tackles complex challenges
Works on assigned work	Sought out for expertise
Builds general skills	Develops deep expertise
Individual impact	Team-wide impact

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⭐ What Makes a Specialist?

Quality	Description
📚 Deep knowledge	Understand area thoroughly
🧩 Problem-solving	Can tackle novel challenges
✅ Reliability	Consistently deliver quality
🤝 Helpfulness	Make others more effective
🔍 Curiosity	Continue learning and growing

✅ Responsibilities

🏭 Specializations

💰 Compensation

📈 Promotion Path

❓ Which Path?

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❓ Common Challenges

Challenge	How to Handle
🚧 Becoming a bottleneck	Train others, document knowledge
📥 Scope of requests	Set boundaries, prioritize
📚 Staying current	Dedicate time to learning
🏝️ Isolation	Stay connected to broader work

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💡 Tips for Success

1. 🔗 Go deep, but stay connected - Expertise without context is limited

2. 📋 Document everything - Your knowledge should outlast you

3. 🤝 Be generous - Help others grow

4. 📚 Keep learning - Expertise requires maintenance

5. 🚫 Know your limits - Refer out when appropriate

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🚀 Next Steps

1. 🎯 Deepen expertise in your chosen area

2. 📚 Document and share knowledge

3. 🤝 Build reputation as go-to person

4. 📈 Prepare evidence for promotion

Ready to advance? Talk to your working group lead about your expertise development.

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🔗 Related Pages

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