preemployment

adjective

pre·em·ploy·ment ˌprē-im-ˈplȯi-mənt

variants or pre-employment

: existing or occurring before employment

The preemployment training lasted three weeks, and men and women with previous experience received fifty cents per hour.—

Mary Martha Thomas

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Senior city staff, such as department and agency heads, also would be subject to preemployment testing. —

Emily Opilo, baltimoresun.com, 15 Dec. 2021 Productions were allowed to end preemployment testing for employees in certain groups who aren’t in the proximity of actors. —

Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2023 Geller said the agency conducted a preemployment polygraph, though it’s not known what that might have found. —

Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2022 Baltimore’s spending board agreed Wednesday to eliminate preemployment drug testing for applicants for many city jobs. —

Emily Opilo, baltimoresun.com, 15 Dec. 2021 Public Safety Psychological Services, a private contractor that conducts preemployment screenings for law enforcement officers, firefighters and EMS personnel, took over Monday. —

Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2021 The city government is going to continue to identify other programs to help young people access job opportunities through preemployment training and other needs, Harper said. —

Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2021