topgrading

Etymology

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

topgrading means A corporate hiring and interviewing methodology to identify preferred candidates for a position, based on detailed research and analysis of each candidate. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.

noun

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