Another recruiter had just received my resume and enthusiastically thanked me for the detail I had provided, for it clearly showed just how technical I was. This is my personal dilemma. I've done such a good job of it that I don't fit into the structure of most organizations. Personal interests aside, this is not a good sign. Ok, it's easier to assess the former rather than the latter.
Companies operate like machines.
So individuals have to abandon one machine for another to optimize their potential contribution and corresponding worth as they grow and develop new skills. It may take time, perhaps only 2 years with year 2000 looming large, but eventually the machines will start to fall into catastrophic disassembly. They're not designed for rapid adaptation and the demands for change keep coming. Ask them if they have life insurance policies, or buy securities. Ask them if they'd consider giving them up simply because they're intangible products.