Meaning & use
interview board
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Meanings
nouncountable
A group of people who question and assess candidates together during a job or school interview.
Grammar: Countable: you can say 'an interview board' or 'the interview boards'.
Patterns
- sit in front of an interview board
- face an interview board
- the interview board asks someone something
She was nervous about facing an interview board of five people.
The interview board asked him why he wanted to move abroad.
After twenty minutes, the interview board thanked her and she left.
nounsingular
The room or table where such a group sits to conduct interviews.
Grammar: Usually singular with 'the', meaning the place or the occasion rather than the people.
Patterns
- go before the interview board
- be called to the interview board
He was called to the interview board at nine o'clock.
Candidates wait outside until the interview board is ready for them.
Word forms
| plural | interview boards |
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Common combinations
- face an interview board
- Graduates often have to face an interview board for public-sector jobs.
- a panel interview
- The company uses a panel interview rather than one-to-one meetings.
- chair the interview board
- A senior manager will chair the interview board.
- appear before an interview board
- She appeared before an interview board for the first time last week.
Synonyms and how they differ
- panel
- Shorter and more general; 'panel' can be any group of experts, while 'interview board' is specifically about interviewing.
- selection committee
- More formal and often used for choosing among many applicants over a longer process.
Word family
- interview noun
- The meeting itself where someone is asked questions.
- interviewer noun
- One person who asks the questions.
- interviewee noun
- The person who answers the questions.
Commonly confused: interview board or board of directors?
interview board vs board of directors
A board of directors runs a company; an interview board only questions candidates.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'interview board' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Interview board' is a noun meaning the group of interviewers, so it fits after 'in front of'. The other options try to use it as a verb or as a physical object, which is wrong.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “interview board”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.