panel interview behavioral interview employment interview career research interview performance appraisal interview stress interview audition interview interview Term Meaning an informational interview to help a candidate define and achieve career goals a two-party, somewhat structured conversation in which at least one person has a specific purpose a type of interview in which a prospective employer asks the candidate to demonstrate (rather than describe) his or her ability to perform a job-related task an employment interview in which the candidate is asked to give concrete examples of past behaviors that show how he or she behaved in certain situations an interview designed to judge the qualifications and desirability of a candidate for a job an interview conducted by a group of questioners with whom the candidate will work, who are commonly from different levels within an organization an interview, usually conducted by a superior, in which the quality of a subordinate's work is discussed an employment interview in which the candidate is subjected to the pressures typically encountered on the job