Finding Your Career Value in the MultiValue World
If you have built your career in MultiValue, you already know how unique this technology space is. It is a world built on heritage systems, deep domain knowledge, and an incredible sense of community. Yet, it is also one where finding the right next step can sometimes feel tricky.
As someone who has spent many years recruiting in the MultiValue market, I often speak to candidates who underestimate the real value of what they bring. They see themselves as “just a Pick developer” or “just supporting an old system”. In reality, MultiValue professionals carry a level of experience that many modern environments lack.
Let’s look at what real value means in a MultiValue career, and how you can recognise and communicate it.
1. The Technical Value You Bring
The first kind of value is obvious but worth stating. MultiValue professionals understand complex, business-critical systems that have been evolving for decades.
That stability and deep understanding of data structures are invaluable to organisations that rely on continuity and trust. Whether you are modernising legacy systems or integrating MultiValue with newer technologies, your knowledge prevents downtime and protects years of business logic that others would struggle to replace.
In short, you are the person who keeps vital systems running - and that is something worth shouting about.
2. The Transitional Value You Offer
The second kind of value is your ability to bridge the gap between old and new.
Businesses using MultiValue systems are often on a transformation journey. They might be adopting APIs, cloud services or more modern interfaces, yet they cannot afford to lose the reliability of their core system.
If you can operate confidently across both worlds, you become more than a developer or support engineer. You become a translator - someone who helps a company move forward without breaking what already works. That is rare, and it is highly valuable.
3. The Community Value You Represent
MultiValue has always been about more than technology. It is a community of people who have grown, adapted and supported one another over decades.
Sharing knowledge, mentoring younger developers, and contributing to forums or user groups all build your professional value. When hiring managers see that you are active in the MultiValue community, it signals reliability, curiosity and credibility.
Employers want people who are connected to others in the field, who know where to turn for advice and who bring that collaborative mindset into their workplace.
A Final Thought
There is a lot of talk in tech about what is new, but MultiValue continues to thrive because of the expertise and loyalty of the people behind it. Your value lies in that combination of technical understanding, business awareness and commitment to a close-knit community.
If you work in MultiValue and are thinking about your next move, remember this: your experience is not dated, it is specialised. And in recruitment terms, specialised still means in demand.
If you would like to discuss how to position your MultiValue career for its next chapter, I would be delighted to help.
