prescreens

Checks in advance

Prescreens means to screen in advance, filtering candidates or applicants before a more thorough evaluation.

Employers prescreen job applicants by reviewing résumés before interviews.

Medical staff prescreen patients with questionnaires before appointments.

The software prescreens applications for minimum qualifications.

The goal is to save time by eliminating obviously unsuitable candidates early.

filtering

filter

Porous separation device

shortlist · criteria · threshold · eliminate · preliminary · triage · prioritize · rank · score · automated

vetting

credentials

Evidence of qualification or identity

clearance · fingerprinting · applicant · candidate · hiring · onboarding · HR

preview

trailer

Promotional film excerpt

glimpse · embargo

medical

diagnosis

Identification of illness

colonoscopy · prenatal · ultrasound · preventive · routine · annual · physical · diagnostic

Opposites
sequence/finality

prescreensfinal interview

Ultimate hiring conversation

concludes · finalizes · hires · selects · decides

action/inaction

prescreensbypasses

Goes around instead

rubber-stamps · ignores

action type

prescreensadmits

Allows entrance or confesses

accepts · approves · passes through · includes · greenlights

Family

prescreen, prescreened, prescreening

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G