formal interview
collocation in Englishmeaningsofformalandinterview
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formal
adjective
uk/ˈfɔː.məl/us/ˈfɔːr.məl/
public ...
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interview
noun[C]
uk/ˈɪn.tə.vjuː/us/ˈɪn.t̬ɚ.vjuː/
a meeting in which someone asks you questions to see if you are suitable for a job ...
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(Definition offormalandinterviewfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofformal interview
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Two declined aformalinterviewalthough were happy to engage informally.
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There was no universe of respondents, no sampling, and noformalinterviewschedules.
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Because all the sentences were elicited in aformalinterview, they may be understood to represent a relatively formal style.
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Theformalinterviewis often counter-productive in the current political climate, and in any case informants must almost always remain anonymous.
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Snapshots may give a very misleading impression, symptoms are often labile and individuals with learning disabilities can be quite suggestible informalinterviewsituations.
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In a permissive group discussion, participants compare and contrast experiences, are inspired by each other and reveal more than in a moreformalinterviewsetting.
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In the research praxis, an interview is still aformalinterview, even if the researcher has chosen to give it the character of an informal conversation.
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The applicant then submits to aformalinterview.
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Wikipedia
In both cases, the selection process includes aformalinterviewduring which communication skills must be demonstrated.
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Hansard archive
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Aformalinterviewwith the housing department would probably count; a conversation with someone in reception at the town hall would probably not.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
However, one then moves into theformalinterviewmode which is available at the police station, but one does so at the scene of the crime.
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They were greeted enthusiastically by fans at the airport, and they held aformalinterview, but did not perform live.
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Their plan was that the final section of each show would become a conversation rather than aformalinterview.
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