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Interviewer

Meaning in job interviews & careers, with examples

/ˈɪntərvjuːər/nounCore term

In job interviews & careers, interviewer means: The person who asks the questions in an interview; in a job interview, usually a manager, an HR specialist or a future colleague.

In Turkish: görüşmeci, mülakatı yapan kişi, mülakatçı

How it is used

The interviewer asks and the interviewee, or candidate, answers. You might say 'The interviewer was very friendly' or ask 'Who will be interviewing me?' There may be more than one interviewer in the room or on the call.

Example sentences

  1. The interviewer asked me why I left my last job.

  2. There were three interviewers: the team lead, someone from HR and the director.

Common collocations

  • the interviewer asked
  • impress the interviewer
  • friendly interviewer
  • lead interviewer
  • job interviewA formal meeting in which an employer asks a candidate questions to decide whether they are right for a job.
  • panel interviewAn interview in which several people, such as a manager, an HR specialist and a team member, ask the candidate questions together.
  • hiring managerThe manager who needs a new team member and who makes, or strongly influences, the final decision about who gets the job.
  • candidateA person who is being considered for a job, especially someone who has applied and is going through the selection process.

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