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topgrading

topgrading noun: a corporate hiring and interviewing methodology to identify preferred candidates for a position, based on detailed research and analysis of each candidate.

Noun

topgrading (uncountable)

  1. A corporate hiring and interviewing methodology to identify preferred candidates for a position, based on detailed research and analysis of each candidate.

Origin of topgrading

Coined by Bradford D. Smart and his son, Geoffrey, in a 1997 article in Directors and Boards magazine.

Questions about topgrading

What does topgrading mean?
Topgrading means a corporate hiring and interviewing methodology to identify preferred candidates for a position, based on detailed research and analysis of each candidate.
What part of speech is topgrading?
Topgrading is a noun.

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