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Recruiter review

A recruiter review is the stage in a hiring process in which a recruiter assesses a candidate’s application and basic suitability for a job to decide whether the candidate should move to the next stage.

In plain English

This is an early screening point in hiring. A recruiter looks over the application to judge whether the person basically fits the job. The purpose is to decide if the application should go forward.

In context

Here, "Recruiter review" names the stage in the hiring process when a recruiter is reviewing the application and basic suitability to decide whether it moves to the next stage.

Situation
Applying for jobs, reading vacancy labels, and following recruitment status
What it communicates
names the stage where a recruiter is reviewing the application.

Meaning limits

The term itself does not indicate the result of the assessment, only that this assessment stage is the one being referred to.

Examples

“During the recruiter review, the recruiter checks the application for a basic fit with the job before deciding whether it should go forward.”

Core meaning

“Her application remained in recruiter review while the recruiter compared her experience with the role.”

In context