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.—
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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
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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
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“Preemployment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preemployment. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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