I've got the opposite problem - How do you hire generalists?
It also might not help that I'm looking for generalists in web development, which seems to be saturated with folks who are only comfortable inside a particular framework or API. As a small company sifting through these candidates is depressing.
To be fair I feel like I'm probably not providing exciting enough "roles" to attract useful candidates, and I don't have a lot of time and resources to throw at hiring. But I feel like I'm doing literally the same thing as this author on the opposite side of the table - trying to craft concrete "roles" but actually just wanting generalists. Although I realise I'm probably an outlier since I'm not a recruiter and wont be thinking like them.