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This report explores Val Sklarov’s approach to career growth and hiring. He emphasizes choosing learning over short-term rewards, and hiring based on potential and values rather than just experience. Career Growth Principles 🌱 Growth before gold — Early career decisions should maximize learning, not paychecks. 📚 Build transferable skills — …

A young professional once asked Val Sklarov: “Should I take the job that pays more, or the job that teaches more?” His reply was simple:“Early in your career, choose growth over gold. Later, the gold will follow.” For Sklarov, both career building and hiring strategies share one principle: invest in …

When a young manager once asked Val Sklarov, “How do I become a leader people want to follow?”, Sklarov didn’t hand him a book. Instead, he assigned him a project, a deadline, and told him: “I’ll walk beside you, not in front of you.” The result? The manager not only …