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Human Resources vocabulary · Recruitment & Hiring

Screening

Meaning in human resources, with examples

/ˈskriːnɪŋ/nounCommon term

In human resources, screening means: The first stage of checking applicants to see whether they meet the basic requirements for a job, before deciding who to interview.

In Turkish: ön eleme, ön değerlendirme

How it is used

Recruiters screen CVs and often do a short screening call or phone screen. Screening questions in online applications check things like the right to work or required qualifications.

Example sentences

  1. After the first screening, only 30 of the 400 applicants were left.

  2. I've booked a 15-minute screening call with each of them for tomorrow.

Common collocations

  • CV screening
  • screening call
  • phone screening
  • screening questions
  • initial screening
  • shortlistTo choose a small group of the best applicants for the next stage, usually an interview. As a noun, it is the list of these people.
  • applicant tracking systemSoftware that collects job applications, stores candidate details and follows each person through the stages of the hiring process.
  • candidateA person who is being considered for a job, for example because they have applied or because a recruiter has contacted them.
  • background checkA check of a candidate's history before they are hired, which can include criminal records, qualifications, identity and previous jobs.

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