Okay, I will preface this post by saying that this is completely my opinion. These are just my thoughts on how to equip myself most effectively to maximise my work opportunities in the industry.
I have been thinking a lot about this lately as I am transferring my 3ds max skills over to Maya. I started out in 3D and got into compositing later (not the usual route for most compositors) but I am wanting to get my 3D skills up again so I have more chance of getting consistent work.