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topgrading.

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

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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

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

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