preinterview

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noun

pre·​in·​ter·​view ˌprē-ˈin-tər-ˌvyü 

variants or pre-interview

plural preinterviews or pre-interviews

: a preliminary meeting or conversation occurring prior to an interview

Sitting in my house while on the phone doing my preinterview … I had what most people would call a breakdown.

—Jenny McCarthy

In the pre-interview, I would always outline exactly what I wanted to talk about and prepare carefully.

—Bob Newhart

preinterview transitive verb

or pre-interview

preinterviewed or pre-interviewed; preinterviewing or pre-interviewing

preinterviewed the job candidates

preinterview

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adjective

variants or pre-interview

: occurring or done prior to an interview

preinterview jitters

preinterview research

a preinterview briefing

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1958, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1935, in the meaning defined above