1. the act or process of conducting an interview before a main or formal interview
Usage: commonly used in recruitment and hiring contexts

1. to interview someone in advance of a main interview or event
Usage: third-person singular present: preinterviews; present participle: preinterviewing; past tense: preinterviewed

Examples

• The company uses preinterviewing to narrow down the candidate pool before final rounds.
• Preinterviewing candidates by phone helps save time during the hiring process.
• She is preinterviewing applicants this week to identify the strongest prospects.
• The preinterviewing stage typically lasts 15 to 20 minutes per candidate.
• They decided to implement preinterviewing to improve the efficiency of their recruitment.
• Preinterviewing allows hiring managers to assess basic qualifications early on.