InterviewBest Archive

InterviewBest is one of the DreamIT startup incubator companies. InterviewBest helps you created a printed, bound presentation to take with you to an interview. The idea is that the presentation is stronger than any resume and helps sell you better to the hiring manager. Since it will be left behind with the hiring manager, it can help show why you are the best candidate for the job.

The InterviewBest system asks you questions to help create the presentation and there are content libraries to help beef up the overall presentation. The service costs $29.95 for a two-week subscription. The presentation is output as a PDF document which you can either get bound online or take to a local printer. If InterviewBest was smart – they would go partner with Mimeo and make the process easier. Forcing people to select a printer or find a local print shop is a big hassle.

The system also generates a "follow-through letter" after the interview. CEO Eric Kramer noted that hiring managers like the interview presentation. As a former hiring manager, I am not sure I agree with his analysis. It would seem like the candidate might be trying to run the interview and that’s typically a bad idea. If it’s just to leave behind, it is worth $40?

Revenue comes from recruiter fees, Outplacement, job boards, corporations and a destination site with ads along with secondary revenue from printing partners. InterviewBest is currently looking to raise $450,000 to build traffic and revenue and build out functionality.

Here’s Kramer showing off some of the companies that applicants using the InterviewBest system have applied at: