interview jitters

ˈɪntəˌvjuː ˈdʒɪtəz

Definition

Definition of interview jitters - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

emotionnervousness before or during an interview

She had interview jitters before meeting the hiring manager.
His interview jitters were obvious to everyone.
Despite her interview jitters, she performed well.

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Expressions with interview

ace the interview

perform exceptionally well in an interview

She managed to ace the interview and got the job.

grill in an interview

ask someone many difficult questions

The journalist grilled the politician in an interview about the scandal.

land an interview

secure an opportunity for a job interview

She managed to land an interview at her dream company.

crack the coding interview

succeed in passing a coding interview

She managed to crack the coding interview and got the job.

job interview

formal meeting to assess job suitability

She prepared thoroughly for the job interview.

telephone interview

interview conducted over the telephone

She had a telephone interview for the new position.

Expressions with jitters

case of the jitters

temporary state of worry or fear

He got a case of the jitters before the job interview.

get the jitters

become very nervous or anxious

She always gets the jitters before a big presentation.

give someone the jitters

make someone feel nervous or anxious suddenly

Speaking in public gives me the jitters.

have the jitters

be very uneasy, sometimes with slight trembling

Before the interview, I had the jitters all morning.

tournament jitters

nervousness before or during a tournament

She had tournament jitters before her first match.

wedding jitters

nervousness before getting married

She had wedding jitters the night before her big day.

audition jitters

nervousness felt before or during an audition

She had audition jitters before her big performance.

exam jitters

nervousness before or during an exam

She couldn't sleep due to exam jitters.

market jitters

feelings of uncertainty causing investors to sell assets

Market jitters led to a sharp decline in stocks.

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French:trac de l'entretien, ...
German:Vorstellungsgesprächsnervosität, ...
Italian:ansia da colloquio, ...
Spanish:nerviosismo antes de la entrevista, ...
Portuguese:nervosismo antes da entrevista, ...
Chinese:面试紧张, ...
Japanese:面接の緊張, ...
Arabic:تَوَتُّر المُقابَلة, ...
Hebrew:לַחַץ לִפְנֵי רֵאָיוֹן, ...
Russian:нервозность перед интервью, ...
Ukrainian:хвилювання перед співбесідою, ...
Hindi:साक्षात्कार की घबराहट, ...
Bengali:সাক্ষাৎকারজনিত উদ্বেগ, ...
Catalan:nervis d'entrevista, ...
Czech:nervozita, ...
Danish:interviewnerver, ...
Dutch:interview zenuwen, ...
Greek:άγχος συνέντευξης, ...
Hungarian:drukk, ...
Khmer:អារម្មណ៍ភ័យបារម្ភមុន ឬអំឡុងពេលសម្ភាសន៍, ...
Korean:면접 긴장감, ...
Persian:اضطراب مصاحبه, ...
Polish:stres przed rozmową kwalifikacyjną, ...
Portuguese (BR):nervosismo antes da entrevista, ...
Romanian:emoții de interviu, ...
Swedish:intervjunervositet, ...
Thai:ความประหม่าในการสัมภาษณ์, ...
Turkish:mülakat gerginliği, ...
Vietnamese:hồi hộp trước buổi phỏng vấn, ...

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