- interview
- ▪ I. interview interview 2 verb [intransitive, transitive]1. HUMAN RESOURCES to ask someone questions in a formal meeting in order to find out if they are suitable for a job:
• She was appointed without any other candidates being interviewed.
• I've been interviewing all afternoon.
interview somebody for something• We interviewed twelve people for the job.
2. to ask someone, for example a politician, questions about their views or actions on television, for a newspaper etc:• The chairman refused to be interviewed.
3. MARKETING to ask someone questions about a product or service, to find out how it can be improved or the best way to advertise it:• A sample of 200 women were interviewed.
— interviewer noun [countable] :• The interviewer should not ask about your marital status.
• her reputation as a tough political interviewer
[m0] ▪ II. US /ˈɪntəvjuː/ noun [C]► HR, WORKPLACE a meeting in which someone asks you questions to see if you are suitable for a job or a course: an interview for sth »She has an interview for a new job tomorrow.
an interview with sb »Before getting a place at university, you may have to have an interview with the head of department.
»to be called for/invited for/selected for an interview
»She was very highly qualified, but didn't even get an interview.
»a job interviews
»Your second interview is likely to be more challenging than your first interview.
»interview techniques
► MARKETING a conversation in which someone is asked their opinion about a product or service, so that it can be improved or better advertised: carry out/conduct interviews »The company conducted research and interviews with customers throughout the country.
»a face-to-face/telephone interview
► COMMUNICATIONS a conversation in which someone is asked questions about themselves or a subject they know about for a newspaper article, television show, etc.: an interview with sb/sth »He made the allegations in an interview with the New York Times.
an interview about sth »I read an interesting interview about Smith's views on the oil industry.
take part in/give an interview »He never gives interviews.
»Company officials refused a request for an interview.
»a newspaper/radio/television interview
→ See also DEPTH INTERVIEW(Cf. ↑depth interview), EXIT INTERVIEW(Cf. ↑exit interview), FLYBACK INTERVIEW(Cf. ↑flyback interview), SCREENING INTERVIEW(Cf. ↑screening interview), SEMI-STRUCTURED INTERVIEW(Cf. ↑semi-structured interview), SITUATIONAL INTERVIEW(Cf. ↑situational interview)Ⅱ.interview UK US /ˈɪntəvjuː/ verb► [I or T] HR, WORKPLACE to ask someone questions at a formal meeting to see if they are suitable for a job or a course: »There were so many applicants for the job that we will be interviewing all week.
interview sb for sth »We interviewed 20 people for the hotel vacancy.
► [I] HR, WORKPLACE to talk and answer questions at a formal meeting held to see if you are suitable for a job or a course: interview for sth »He interviewed for a number of jobs with banks and telephone companies.
»Some people just don't interview well.
► [T] MARKETING to ask someone questions to get their opinion about a product or service, so that it can be improved or better advertised: »The marketing department interviewed a random sample of 514 people aged 18+.
► [T] COMMUNICATIONS to ask someone questions about themselves or a subject they know about for a newspaper article, television show, etc.: interview sb for sth »She interviewed 120 current and former employees of the company for her book.
»He declined to be interviewed for this article.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
