Product discovery & research · Working
Recruitment screener
Also called: screener
ELI5
Questions used to choose the right participants.
Used in conversation
“The recruitment screener excludes employees of direct competitors.”
Definition
A questionnaire used to identify suitable research participants.
Here “Recruitment screener” means: A questionnaire used to identify suitable research participants.
Pitch context
You will see “Recruitment screener” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches product discovery & research.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret product discovery & research without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 2
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Scrum Guides — The Scrum Guide — official current versionSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- National Institute of Standards and Technology — Computer Security Resource Center GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16