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The phrase "a formal interview" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a structured and official meeting, typically for the purpose of assessing a candidate for a job or gathering information.
Example: "The company scheduled a formal interview with the applicants to evaluate their qualifications and fit for the position."
Alternatives: "an official interview" or "a structured interview".
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"It is expected that candidates treat this as a formal interview, so dressing formally is recommended," Milne advises.
A few weeks ago, I stopped by the designers' workplace a studio in lower Manhattan for a formal interview but ended up kicking the formalities aside and shoot the shit (about whatever) instead.
It turns out that he did not have a formal interview at this stage but had been interviewed formally the previous year when he became a non-executive.
Ailes never gave Sherman a formal interview.
"And I don't think I had a formal interview.
Two months later, she said, he called again, this time asking for a formal interview.
Considering that a formal interview did take place, he wrote, the interview might not be broadcast.
"Did you confront the guy you shot?" they asked Zimmerman in a formal interview.
As a result, Mr. Emanuel declined a formal interview for this article.
Neither the group nor its manager, Simon Renshaw, sat for a formal interview.
He had a formal interview Saturday and came away without a feel for what might happen next.
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