Executive Selection
Ken Griffin
CEO, Citadel“Topgrading is a key strategy in our business plan that has helped generate the majority of our profits. Our growth would not have been possible without Topgrading.”
Insurance for your most critical hiring decisions
Executive hiring and promoting decisions are among the most complex and impactful decisions a leader can make. Clients know that a wrong top-level hire will derail progress while A Player hires will help achieve goals fast.
You buy an insurance policy to hedge against potential disasters or get advice from outside, unbiased experts to reduce risk exposure for critical legal, financial, and strategic issues. Our objective, unbiased experts help clients reduce the risk inherent in making complex people decisions.
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We start by gaining a deep understanding of your strategy, culture, and performance goals. We work with you to create a scorecard for the role to be filled.
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Our candidate assessments reveal dozens of patterns across all critical behaviors and include strengths and weaker points.
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Topgrading professionals analyze the candidate data, using the 20,000+ candidate assessments we have completed to inform insights and analysis.
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Candidate reports contain a hire or don’t hire recommendation, a truly revealing summary of their career history, and measurable development recommendations for onboarding.