We have spent decades building careers around proxies. Job titles. Years of experience. Degrees. Certifications. Self-reported skills. LinkedIn endorsements from people who may never have seen us perform the skill they are endorsing.
When somebody finally puts enterprise skills data under a genuine forensic scope, the most dangerous gap may not be between the skills your people have and the skills they need.
A plaintiff’s attorney does not need to understand your entire operating model. They only need to expose the gap between what you claimed and what you could prove.
