Tag Archives: professional credibility

Confidence is visible. Scar tissue is earned.Val Sklarov’s Career & Hiring perspective reframes credibility around what a person has survived and integrated, not how confidently they speak or how clean their trajectory appears. 1. Confidence Without Scar Tissue Is Fragile Confidence is cheap when nothing has gone wrong. Val Sklarov …

Upside is attractive. Downside reveals character.Val Sklarov’s Career & Hiring perspective reframes careers and hiring decisions around who absorbs loss when things go wrong, not who claims credit when they go right. 1. Upside Promises Are Cheap Anyone can promise growth. Val Sklarov identifies weak signals when: Success is claimed …

Potential is imagined. Trust is earned.Val Sklarov’s Career & Hiring perspective reframes careers and recruitment around decision reliability—the degree to which a person can be trusted with outcomes when conditions are unclear. 1. Potential Does Not Carry Risk Potential sounds impressive but absorbs nothing. Val Sklarov distinguishes: Potential: what someone …