interviewed

Asked questions professionally

Interviewed is the past tense of interview—to question someone formally, typically for a job, news story, or research.

She interviewed three candidates for the position.

The detective interviewed witnesses at the scene.

In passive form, it describes being the subject of questioning: He was interviewed by several news outlets after the announcement.

job

resume

Career summary document

employer · application · hire · recruitment · references · skills · experience · salary · vacancy · portfolio

research

participant

One who takes part

questionnaire · data · study · qualitative · ethnographic · oral-history · transcript · informant · focus-group · fieldwork

media

journalist

News profession practitioner

television · radio · podcast · correspondent · anchor · coverage · exclusive · soundbite · on-camera · profile

interrogated

questioned

Asked for information

grilling · cross-examination · confession · investigation · probe · testimony · witness · evidence · debriefing · alibi

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role in interview

interviewedanswered

Gave a reply

responded · testified

formality of interaction

interviewedchatted

Spoke informally together

shot the breeze · gabbed · bantered · chitchatted

employment/selection outcome

interviewedhired

Given employment

rejected · employed · appointed · passed over · selected

Phrases
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interview, interviewer, interviews, interviewee, interviewing, interviewees, interviewable

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