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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, 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 …