validated

English translation: it means exactly what you guessed

14:53 Nov 16, 2004
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Management
English term or phrase: validated
text on competencies which are critical to employees of this company

"The competencies which were validated by 27,000 high performing employees are defined further as chart 7 indicates"

... what does validate mean in the context? does it mean that these 27000 employees have proven that these competencies can be achieved?
Elena Ghetti
Italy
Local time: 08:55
Selected answer:it means exactly what you guessed
Explanation:
I have been an IBM contractor myself
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Michel A.
Local time: 03:55
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thanks!
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4 +5it means exactly what you guessed
Michel A.
4 +3confirmed
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
confirmed


Explanation:
It means that the competencies were confirmed by ... employees

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agree  jccantrell
8 mins
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agree  Neil Phillipson
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agree  airmailrpl: -
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
agreed, endorsed


Explanation:
IMHO

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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
it means exactly what you guessed


Explanation:
I have been an IBM contractor myself

Michel A.
Local time: 03:55
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  conejo: Yes: IBM thought that these qualities were important, and they did evaluations to see if they actually were, and found the qualities in the high-performing employees. = validated
12 mins
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agree  Asghar Bhatti
18 mins
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agree  Java Cafe
1 hr
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agree  claudia bagnardi
2 hrs
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agree  airmailrpl: -
15 hrs
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