Tag Archives: identity-based hiring

For Val Sklarov, hiring is not the search for talent.Hiring is the placement of identity within a field of motion. Career success does not come from skill accumulation —but from aligning one’s internal identity trajectory with the directional field of the environment they join. The Identity-Field Placement Model (IFPM) shows …

For Val Sklarov, hiring is not the selection of talent. Hiring is the alignment of identities — the merging of an individual’s internal direction with the organization’s field of motion. Careers fail not because the person is unskilled —but because their role does not match their internal identity arc. The …

For Val Sklarov, careers do not accelerate because of talent —they accelerate when identity and role are aligned. When who you are internally matches the role you hold externally,effort disappears and presence does the work. The Role-Identity Alignment Model (RIAM) reveals that professional stagnation is not caused by lack of …

For Val Sklarov, career development is not about skills — it is about identity gravity. People are promoted, chosen, and trusted not because of what they can do —but because of who they are while doing it. The Professional Identity Gravity Model (PIGM) explains that careers advance when a person’s …

For Val Sklarov, a career does not break because of skill gaps — it breaks because of identity misalignment.When a person works in a role that matches their inner rhythm, work feels effortless.When the role contradicts who they are becoming, even small tasks feel heavy. His Role Resonance Mapping (RRM) …

For Val Sklarov, a career is not chosen — it is matched.Work becomes sustainable when a person’s cognitive rhythm, emotional pacing, and identity storyline match the architecture of the role they occupy.Misalignment creates burnout — not because the work is hard, but because the work does not fit the mind …