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MeggPhaggSioux Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Job Interview

"He was in a job interview."
"He was at a job interview."
"He was on a job interview."

Could some of them be incorrect?
  

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All could be correct. My feeling: in = participating on = conducting at = being interviewed Others may have other interpretations.

  • All could be correct.
  • My feeling: in = participating on = conducting at = being interviewed Others may have other interpretations.
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All could be correct. My feeling:

in = participating

on = conducting

at = being interviewed

Others may have other interpretations.
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All are correct. The meaning will depend on the context.

For example, if you are talking about a friend then any of these would mean the he was being interviewed. If a receptionist is explaining why someone was not available she might say, "Mr. xyz was in an interview." meaning he was conducting an interview with a potential employee. The variations are too numerous to attempt to describe
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Another example:

"'Good teachers will contribute to the success of our students,' said the school principal in/at/on a interview with reporters."

Would "in", "at", and "on" be all equally acceptable?
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MeggPhaggSioux'Good teachers will contribute to the success of our students,' said the school principal in/at/on a interview with reporters."
With a context of a reporter, "during" is the best choice in my assessment.
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So,

"He will be in a job interview."
"He will be at a job interview."
"He will be on a job interview."

are wrong?
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So,

"He will be in a job interview."
"He will be at a job interview."
"He will be on a job interview."

are wrong?
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Go back to review Phillip's and MalRay's explanatons carefully. Each preposition carries an implied meaning.
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It seems that,

"He will be on a job interview."

is the most contraversial. I find this in Washington Post:

"After you have been on an interview or two with an employer, however, you can diminish you
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This is what I can't understand. You keep quoting from known good sources but question the author's use of the language. We can't possibly answer every excerpt from your quote. This is not a job seeking forum.
MeggPhaggSiouxWhat do you think?
That's a loaded question.

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