The strongest candidate can research a company, understand its business, identify who likely owns the problem, and create a credible reason to engage, comfortable learning unfamiliar processes and terminology, asking good questions, and knowing when an opportunity is ready to move to Sales. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.