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Video interview

Meaning in job interviews & careers, with examples

nounCore term

In job interviews & careers, video interview means: An interview held over a video call, or one in which you record answers to set questions on camera for the employer to watch later.

In Turkish: video mülakat, görüntülü mülakat, çevrim içi mülakat

How it is used

Very common since remote work spread. A live video interview runs on tools such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams; a one-way or pre-recorded video interview has no live interviewer. People talk about camera, lighting, background and connection problems.

Example sentences

  1. The first round is a 45-minute video interview on Teams.

  2. In the one-way video interview, I had two minutes to answer each question.

Common collocations

  • live video interview
  • one-way video interview
  • join a video interview
  • video interview link
  • phone screenA short first interview by phone, usually with a recruiter, to check basic details before inviting a candidate to a full interview.
  • job interviewA formal meeting in which an employer asks a candidate questions to decide whether they are right for a job.
  • remote workWorking from home or another place outside the employer's office, usually with a laptop, an internet connection and video calls.
  • first impressionThe opinion someone forms about you in the first moments of meeting you, based on how you look, speak and behave.

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