the panel interview means the candidate is interviewed simultaneously by a group (or panel) of interviewers (rather than sequentially). the group structure has several advantages. a sequential interview often has candidates cover basically the same ground over and over again with each interviewer. the panel interview, on the other hand, allows each interviewer to pick up on the candidate's answers, much as reporters do in press conferences. this approach may elicit deeper and more meaningful responses than are normally produced by a series of one-on-one interviews. on the other hand, some candidates find panel interviews more stressful, and they may actually inhibit responses. an even more stressful variant is the mass interview. in a miss interview several candidates are interviewed simultaneously by a panel. here the panel poses a problem to be solved and then sits back and watches which candidate takes the lead in formulating an answer.