on a job interview vs in a job interview

[ostap77]

"The 25 most difficul questions you'll be aked on a job interview."

OR

"The 25 most difficult questions you'll be asked in a job interview."

Would there be a difference in meaning?

 

[5jj]

No

 

[emsr2d2]

You can add "The 25 most difficult questions you'll be asked at a job interview" and "The 25 most difficult questions you'll be asked during a job interview" to that list.

 

[alenjones23]

There is NO difference in both of the sentences. But the first one "The 25 most difficul questions you'll be aked on a job interview." is rarely used, it would be good to use as "The 25 most difficul questions you'll be aked during a job interview". It totally depends on your choice, otherwise all of them have same sense.

 

[emsr2d2]

There is NO difference [STRIKE]in both of[/STRIKE] between the sentences but the first one "The 25 most difficult questions you'll be aked on a job interview" is rarely used. It would be good to use [STRIKE]as[/STRIKE] "The 25 most difficult questions you'll be aked during a job interview". It totally depends on your choice [STRIKE]otherwise[/STRIKE] but all of them have the same sense.

Are you certain that "on a job interview" is rarely used in all English-speaking countries? And could you give your reasons for advising the OP that it would be particularly good to use "during" in that sentence?

 

[bhaisahab]

I have to say that I wouldn't use "on a job interview", it looks/sounds wrong to me. All of the other suggestions above are fine though.

 

[ostap77]

Would there be any regional difference regarding the use of prepositions?

 

[emsr2d2]

Would there be any regional difference regarding the use of prepositions?

One can usually find regional differences for just about anything!

 

[5jj]

I have to say that I wouldn't use "on a job interview", it looks/sounds wrong to me.

I don't think I'd use it, but it doesn't sound wrong to me. Let me check:

There are 17 citations for 'on a job interview' in COCA, several of them similar to ostap's example. There are also 57 citations for 'on an interview', a few being similar.

There are no BNC citations for 'on a job interview' and only four for 'on an interview', none of them relevant. So, it seems to be acceptable in AmE, but not used in BrE.