The CV had a good run. For decades, it served as the default container for professional identity—a neat, linear story of where you’ve been and what you’ve done. Titles, dates, bullet points, maybe a few quantified achievements if you were paying attention. It was simple, portable, and, for a long time, good enough. But somewhere along the way, it started to feel less like a reflection of reality and more like a carefully edited narrative.

Reputation used to be local. You built it in a company, a community, a city—somewhere bounded, where people could remember what you did and adjust their trust accordingly. The internet expanded that scope, but it also fragmented it. Now your reputation is scattered across platforms, each holding a piece of the picture, none of them talking to each other. A five-star rating here, a profile there, a trail of comments somewhere else.