prescreen
prescreen Lexical Profile
prescreen Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To evaluate, test, or vet in advance in order to filter out unsuitable candidates, participants, or items before a main selection or medical procedure.
"The human resources department will prescreen all resumes to ensure applicants meet the minimum licensing requirements."
To show or view a film, television program, or advertisement before its official public release.
"The studio decided to prescreen the documentary for a focus group of film critics."
• noun
A preliminary evaluation, interview, or diagnostic check conducted to determine whether a candidate, patient, or subject meets basic qualifications for further consideration.
"The recruiter scheduled a fifteen-minute phone prescreen before inviting the applicant to a formal panel interview."