Noun
pre-interview (plural pre-interviews)
A preparatory interview or conversation done before the actual interview.
I wanted when we began this to have a conversation, the kind that you're able to have, and the only way I knew how to do it was not to have a pre-interview. James Lipton
For TV you also get those pre-interviews when researchers ask you what you're going to say. The pre-interview drives me insane. If they've already decided the outcome, why don't I just hand in an essay? Maybe if we talk we'll find something out. I'd rather just have an awkward pause. Jarvis Cocker
So you mentioned something in the pre-interview notes or questions about how one of the other key marketing channels that you guys focus on is with SEO. Source: Internet
Then, once the cameras start rolling and he begins asking actual interview questions, they realize that the person they've been talking to is not a crew member doing a pre-interview but the actual show host. Source: Internet