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topgrading

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
top-grad-ing
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Questions

What does topgrading mean?
A corporate hiring and interviewing methodology to identify preferred candidates for a position, based on detailed research and analysis of each candidate.
Where does topgrading come from?
Coined by Bradford D. Smart and his son, Geoffrey, in a 1997 article in Directors and Boards magazine.

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