Hundreds of companies have improved their hiring success from 26% to 85% high performers with Topgrading.
Full Topgrading Integration Leads to Dramatic Improvement and Success
Improved from 33% to 94% A Players hired and promoted throughout the company.
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“Best Company” awards attract A Players.
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“Topgrading has been the foundation to help us attract, hire, and retain A Players."
- Larry Maxfield, CEO
Improving Talent for Non-Profits
Improved from 25% to 95% A Players hired and promoted to upper management positions.
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$50 million more raised the following year
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"Topgrading saves lives."
- Cass Wheeler, CEO (retired)
High Performing Talent Leads to Stock Improvement
Improved from 51% to 96% A Players hired/promoted in management (AVP and above).
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15%+ compounded stock performance since Topgrading
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"Argo is more successful as a company because Topgrading has resulted in a higher percentage of A Players." - Mark Watson, CEO
Topgrading All Levels to Build a Successful Business
Used Topgrading when opening a new facility to hire A Players at all levels.
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Career History Form improved efficiency in narrowing down hundreds of applicants.
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"A common compliment from guests is, ‘You have some of the best people working for you.'"
- Tim Heronimus, Principal
Strong Hiring Methods for International Growth
With Topgrading, 85% of all salaried employees hired and promoted have turned out to be A Players.
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"Our double-digit international market share growth in recent years would not have been possible without Topgrading."
- Tim Tevens, CEO
Topgrading Boosts Company and Career Success
Culligan has grown from $47 million EBITDA to over $600 million in 10 years, and Enterprise Value has gone up from $400 million to $9 billion.
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“Without Topgrading training and interviews, we wouldn't have been nearly as successful.”
– Scott Clawson, CEO, Culligan
Topgrading Saves Company from Bankruptcy
Improvement from 25% to 75% A Players in upper management
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A Players improve company culture and attract more A Players
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Improvement from 10-year performance of -20% to 3-year performance of +150%
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“Without Topgrading, E*TRADE would have gone under. Topgrading helped us survive and flourish.” – Paul Idzik, CEO
Topgrading Lifts a Major Company Out of Bankruptcy
74% A Player managers hired, 85% A Players promoted
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EBITDA improved from $157M to $193.3M.
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"The company emerged from Chapter 11 one of the strongest automotive suppliers, and Topgrading contributed to that success. I urge you to Topgrade so you too can get an edge on your competition."
- Curtis Clawson, President, CEO, and Chairman, Hayes Lemmerz (Retired)
Unmatched Talent and Retention in Restaurant and Retail Industry
Cost of mis-hires pre-Topgrading estimated at $28k for entry-level employee, $320k for store manager
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Improvement from 25% to 89% A Players hired throughout the company
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Sales growth from $60 million to $80 million
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“Topgrading is the turnkey hiring process that guarantees we select the right people that will follow our processes, embrace our culture, and delight our guests.”
– Ken Schiller, CEO
Established Insurance Company Reaches New Heights
A Players hired and promoted improves from 25% to 85%
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Stock performance improves from 5.4% average return to 17.5%
Startup Topgrades to Success
90% of people hired turned out to be A Players
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Business was sold after 2 years for $166 million
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"If I hadn’t Topgraded, Mint.com would have failed. With Topgrading I sold the company to Intuit for $166 million."
– Aaron Patzer, Founder and Owner
Topgrading Helps Create the Most Valuable Company in the World
Improvement from an estimated 25% to over 80% high performers hired and promoted.
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Market cap improved from $39B to $570B
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"The Topgrading methods are the best tools in our arsenal for getting an in-depth understanding of high-potential managers."
- Bill Conaty, SVP Human Resources