prescreen
Check in advance
To prescreen is to evaluate candidates or applicants before a more thorough selection process: The HR department prescreens résumés before scheduling interviews.
Airlines prescreen passengers, employers prescreen job seekers, and doctors may prescreen patients for eligibility in clinical trials.
The noun prescreening refers to this preliminary filtering stage.
Person seeking selection
- applicantOne who formally requests
- shortlistCulled selection for review
- resumeCareer summary document
- interviewFormal questioning session
application · recruitment · eligibility · qualifications · requirements · assessment · vetting · credentials
Judge worth or quality
- evaluateDetermine value or quality
- reviewCritical written assessment
- examineStudy with attention
- filterPorous separation device
criteria · standards · benchmarks · parameters · checklist · eligibility · qualify · disqualify
Permitted passage or approval
- vettingEvaluating suitability through investigation
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
- verificationProving something accurate
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
investigation · scrutiny · validation · confirmation · inquiry · corroboration · access · authorization
Routine health evaluation
- wellnessOverall state of health
- preventiveMeant to stop trouble
- diagnosticTest to identify problems
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
bloodwork · mammogram · colonoscopy · physical · health · prophylactic · detection · symptoms
candidate
Person seeking selection
interview · application · recruitment · eligibility · qualifications · requirements · assessment · vetting · credentials · references
assess
Judge worth or quality
filter · criteria · standards · benchmarks · parameters · checklist · eligibility · qualify · disqualify · exclude
clearance
Permitted passage or approval
- vettingEvaluating suitability through investigation
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
- verificationProving something accurate
authentication · investigation · scrutiny · validation · confirmation · inquiry · corroboration · access · authorization · identity
checkup
Routine health evaluation
- wellnessOverall state of health
- preventiveMeant to stop trouble
- diagnosticTest to identify problems
examination · bloodwork · mammogram · colonoscopy · physical · health · prophylactic · detection · symptoms · patient
preview
Advance showing sample
prescreenrubber-stamp
Approve without real review
accept · admit · approve · pass through · include