My sister has applied for a job in another state and she was asking me if the job interviewer is planning to hire her just by prescreening her. I have a job but I couldn't remember what prescreening means.
2007-07-03 16:14:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Other - Careers & Employment
It's a fancy word for "You're getting two interviews. A quick one over the phone and maybe a long one in person."
Basically, they're making sure you meet the basic qualifications and your salary requirements are in line with their budget.
2007-07-03 18:20:17 · answer #1 · answered by Chad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just like in American idol, they can not possibly have all of those wanting to be contestants as real contestants in the show proper. A lot of people do not even know they do not at all qualify, but go for it anyway. Prescreening is weeding out the "disqualifieds", so that the selection process will be limited to only a few who pass the minimum standards.
2007-07-03 16:32:39 · answer #2 · answered by boyplakwatsa.com 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's usually a phone interview from someone who doesn't have hiring power.
Basically you have to say the right key words and make sense to that person. It can be tricky because that person may have no clue how the job works in general. They have a list of key words and you have to get a couple right within the dialoge. The interviewer will be writing down everything she says and will double-check with the hiring person if it's worth his time to bring you in.
2007-07-04 06:22:12 · answer #3 · answered by atg28 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From my experience pre-screening is basically like a pre-interview. I went to a teacher career fair and they were doing on-site screening interviews that were given by representatives from different school districts. If they were still interested after the pre-interview they would have the principal of the hiring school call you to come in for a full-interview. Hope this helps.
2016-05-17 22:02:56 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is really a prescreen they are guaging whether she is qualified and/or how qualified. They may have a large number of applicants and so they need to whittle the pile down to a smaller number of names for the position(s) available.
2007-07-03 16:18:01 · answer #5 · answered by special-chemical-x 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually it means they want to conduct an interview by phone, and perhaps check references in advance, before investing the money to bring her to the other state. Not really a red flag, just a sensible thing to do from the business's perspective.
2007-07-03 16:18:34 · answer #6 · answered by chiefexec 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Think of it as a "pre-interview" interview.
2007-07-03 16:22:53 · answer #7 · answered by animalover 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋