Meanings
plural job interviews
- A formal interview in which a job applicant must answer questions, especially in a professional manner, to determine whether they are suitable for the job applied for.
1 more example
Ewan McGregor is back as the lead character, Renton, perhaps best remembered for his visit in the first film to the “Worst Toilet in Scotland.” Robert Carlyle appears as Begbie, who starts brawls with almost anyone who crosses his path; Ewen Bremner returns as the dimwitted Spud, who, in the first movie, has a memorable job interview while high on speed; and Jonny Lee Miller is back as Sick Boy, now known as Simon.
2017 January 26, Christopher D. Shea, “T2 Trainspotting’: The Early Reviews”, in New York Time
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan interview to determine whether an applicant is suitable for a position of employment
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 面試 /面试, 求職面試 /求职面试
- 面試 /面试 (miànshì)interview attended by a job applicant
- 求職面試 /求职面试 (qiúzhí miànshì)interview attended by a job applicant
Czech pracovní pohovor
- pracovní pohovorinterview attended by a job applicant
Danish jobinterview, jobsamtale
- jobinterviewinterview attended by a job applicant
- jobsamtaleinterview attended by a job applicant
- ansættelsessamtaleinterview attended by a job applicant
Dutch sollicitatiegesprek
- sollicitatiegesprekinterview attended by a job applicant
Finnish työhaastattelu
- työhaastatteluinterview attended by a job applicant
French entretien d'embauche
- entretien d'embaucheinterview attended by a job applicant
German Bewerbungsgespräch, Vorstellungsgespräch
- Bewerbungsgesprächinterview attended by a job applicant
- Vorstellungsgesprächinterview attended by a job applicant
Greek συνέντευξη για δουλειά
- συνέντευξη για δουλειά (synéntefxi gia douleiá)interview attended by a job applicant
Hungarian állásinterjú
- állásinterjúinterview attended by a job applicant
Italian colloquio di lavoro
- colloquio di lavorointerview attended by a job applicant
Japanese 面接
- 面接 (mensetsu)interview attended by a job applicant
Korean 면접
- 면접 (myeonjeop)interview attended by a job applicant
Norwegian Bokmål jobbintervju
- jobbintervjuinterview attended by a job applicant
Polish rozmowa kwalifikacyjna, rozmowa o pracę
- rozmowa kwalifikacyjnainterview attended by a job applicant
- rozmowa o pracęinterview attended by a job applicant
- interviewinterview attended by a job applicant
Portuguese entrevista de emprego
- entrevista de empregointerview attended by a job applicant
Russian собесе́дование, интервью́
- собесе́дование (sobesédovanije)interview attended by a job applicant
- интервью́ (intɛrvʹjú)interview attended by a job applicant
Spanish entrevista laboral, entrevista de trabajo
- entrevista laboralinterview attended by a job applicant
- entrevista de trabajointerview attended by a job applicant
Swedish anställningsintervju, jobbintervju
- anställningsintervjuinterview attended by a job applicant
- jobbintervjuinterview attended by a job applicant
- arbetsintervjuinterview attended by a job applicant
Turkish iş görüşmesi
- iş görüşmesiinterview attended by a job applicant
Ukrainian співбе́сіда, інтерв'ю́
- співбе́сіда (spivbésida)interview attended by a job applicant
- інтерв'ю́ (intervʺjú)interview attended by a job applicant
Cite this entry
job interview. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/job%20interview
“job interview.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/job%20interview. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “job interview,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/job%20interview.
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