Brad Smart

Brad Smart

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Dr. Brad Smart is the Founder and CEO of Topgrading, a consulting and software company…

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  • Foolproof Hiring: Powerful, Proven Keys to Hiring HIGH Performers (scheduled for release April 25, 2023 - available for pre-order now)

    Forbes Books

    Foolproof Hiring is scheduled to be released on April 25, 2023 by Forbes Books.

    Topgrading's CEO and Founder, Brad Smart, along with President, Chris Mursau (co-author), have collaborated to write Topgrading's seventh book on hiring - Foolproof Hiring: Powerful, Proven Keys to Hiring High Performers.

    Foolproof Hiring can get you started in your quest to hire better. Think of it as first aid for your hiring ailments. You will learn methods that can produce quick improvement, but…

    Foolproof Hiring is scheduled to be released on April 25, 2023 by Forbes Books.

    Topgrading's CEO and Founder, Brad Smart, along with President, Chris Mursau (co-author), have collaborated to write Topgrading's seventh book on hiring - Foolproof Hiring: Powerful, Proven Keys to Hiring High Performers.

    Foolproof Hiring can get you started in your quest to hire better. Think of it as first aid for your hiring ailments. You will learn methods that can produce quick improvement, but, continuing the metaphor, reading will not turn you into a 'Hiring Brain Surgeon.' Some keys, such as in-depth interviewing, require more learning and practice to master. With that said, using the solutions shared in this book to get some quick hiring wins, you will become motivated to keep learning and practice Topgrading's methodology.

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  • Topgrading 101: You CAN Hire Almost All A Players (Free eGuide, 49 pages)

    Topgrading, Inc.

    In this book we describe the major hiring problems companies face today, and the methods that Topgraders implement to solve those problems. The basic concepts are “common sense,” and you can begin implementing them immediately.

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  • Topgrading: 3rd Edition (349 pages)

    Great companies, large and small, rise or fall because of their talent; the more high performers on your team, the more successful your organization will be. Of course, that’s easier said than done. Research shows that only about 25% of all new hires turn out to be high performers.

    Companies that use Topgrading have boosted their hiring success hiring HIGH performers to 80% and even 90%. The Topgrading system makes hiring easier, faster, and more successful than any other process. And it…

    Great companies, large and small, rise or fall because of their talent; the more high performers on your team, the more successful your organization will be. Of course, that’s easier said than done. Research shows that only about 25% of all new hires turn out to be high performers.

    Companies that use Topgrading have boosted their hiring success hiring HIGH performers to 80% and even 90%. The Topgrading system makes hiring easier, faster, and more successful than any other process. And it works at every level, from entry-level jobs to senior management.

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  • Topgrading for Sales: World-Class Methods to Interview, Hire, and Coach Top Sales Representatives (112 pages)

    Brad Smart and Greg Alexander have boiled down the key Topgrading concepts to a pithy 112 pages while focusing on the unique needs of sales managers and sales directors. Greg took the 12th (of 14) EMC sales regions to #1 in only one year. He explains how great sales results don’t just depend on strategies, they depend on hiring the best possible reps. But surveys show that about half of all hires and promotions put an under-qualified person in the wrong job. No wonder the average tenure for…

    Brad Smart and Greg Alexander have boiled down the key Topgrading concepts to a pithy 112 pages while focusing on the unique needs of sales managers and sales directors. Greg took the 12th (of 14) EMC sales regions to #1 in only one year. He explains how great sales results don’t just depend on strategies, they depend on hiring the best possible reps. But surveys show that about half of all hires and promotions put an under-qualified person in the wrong job. No wonder the average tenure for sales managers is only nineteen months.

    Topgrading for Sales takes the guesswork out of hiring by teaching readers how to interview systematically for A-level talent instead of relying on hunches and prejudices. It also shows how to coach B-level reps to turn them into A-players and how to weed out C-players before they do too much damage.

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Honors & Awards

  • Top 10 Recruitment Solution Providers 2020

    HR Tech Outlook

    Topgrading is pleased to have been named one of HR Tech Outlook’s Top 10 Recruitment Solution Providers of 2020. The article highlights the Topgrading Prescreen Snapshot, the screening tool that accurately shows candidates’ performance ratings at past jobs, and Topgrading Online Solutions (TOLS), the platform which enables companies to easily and effectively use the innovative Topgrading hiring methods and drastically improve Quality of Hire.

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  • Rush University Medical Center (Chicago)

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