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MERCIER · L-1B FIELD GUIDE

How can an incident example be used without exposing unnecessary details?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

Identify what the example needs to establish and have appropriate extracts or explanations reviewed. Preserve the applicant’s actual contribution and the meaning of the record.

Show the decision and knowledge, not unrelated sensitive data

Explain the relevant process and responsibility accurately. Do not make a record unintelligible or alter its meaning through omissions, and do not assume confidentiality alone proves the knowledge standard.

Connect the material with the employee’s actual experience and contribution. Identify whether the evidence shows design work, application of a process or training received. Identify who wrote the explanation and which actual assignments support it. Relevant internal documentation and actual work examples can explain special or advanced knowledge when handled appropriately. Identify what is public and what is confidential company material, and agree on suitable handling. Material created for preparation should not be represented as a contemporaneous operating record. A generic assertion that everything is confidential does not establish specialized knowledge. Project records show the knowledge being applied to real work with dates attached.