preemployment

or pre-em·ploy·ment

[ pree-em-ploi-muhnt ]

adjective
  1. being required or accomplished before an employee begins a new job: a preemployment medical exam.

noun
  1. the period of testing, processing, etc., before the start of employment.

Origin of preemployment

1
First recorded in 1940–45; pre- + employment

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How to use preemployment in a sentence

  • They use the polygraph only for administrative investigations (such as internal affairs) and in certain pre-employment screenings.

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