telephone interview
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2.5
- noun
- /ˈtɛlɪˌfoʊn ˈɪntərˌvju/
:
entrevista telefónica
- I have a date with my daughter in a half hour, and a telephone interview scheduled after that.
- telephone interviews conducted
- structured telephone interview
- questionnaires in telephone interviews
Examples
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Because of the small sample size, results from the telephone interviews cannot be generalized.
Academic text (2001) -
Of the three studies using telephone interviews, two reported fairly low rates of below 14%, and two reported 27%.
Academic text (2000) -
Subjects were initially asked during the telephone interview how they identified themselves.
Academic text (2000) -
When participants reported a fall, a structured telephone interview was conducted to determine the circumstances.
Academic text (2012) -
One hundred eleven telephone interviews were completed between June 16 and 23.
Academic text (1994) -
Data collection occurred through telephone interviews over a 13-month period.
Academic text (2008) -
Each year, mothers completed a telephone interview and a packet that was mailed to them.
Academic text (1997) -
We administered the questionnaires in telephone interviews lasting approximately 20 minutes.
Academic text (2001) -
The three modes of data collection employed by researchers are self-administered questionnaires, face-to-face interviews, and telephone interviews.
Academic text (2000) -
I recalled that I had landed my current job after a telephone interview.
Synonyms
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2.1
A formal meeting where people ask someone questions to get information, for example for a job
How Formal
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2.5
14
1.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an interview conducted over the telephone' is directly derivable from combining 'telephone' (device for distant voice communication) and 'interview' (a scheduled meeting to gather information). This simple compound noun follows regular compositional patterns (common cross-linguistically), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Telephone interview comes from the simple image of using a telephone to do an interview when people cannot meet in person. That's why it means 'an interview done by phone'.