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Proving that job interviews are as formulaic as you think, (Where do YOU see yourself in 5 years?), InterviewStream has launched a new job interview prep web site called InterviewTRUE.

The idea is that you sit in front of a Internet-connected computer with a webcam and microphone and answer questions as if you were in a real job interview. When you're done, you can playback your job interview and find out why you keep getting passed up for promotion.

There are over a thousand possible questions on the site. You can either preselect a group of questions, or be all gutsy (and realistic) and answer a random assortment. An interviewer will pop up on screen and when he/she is done asking questions, your webcam will automatically start recording. You'll have two minute to reply, but if you're not happy with your answer, you can hit a button and start over.

When you're done, the whole thing gets uploaded to InterviewStream's servers, and the company will email you a link to watch the completed video. This seems a bit weird at first, like they're planning on doing something nefarious with the video. And maybe they are, but the official reason the video is uploaded rather than saved on your computer is so you can share it with friends, family, colleagues, career counselors, etc for constructive feedback. Of course, if you have these people in your life, maybe you should just ask them to sit down and ask you questions.

InterviewStream's been providing a similar service for college students for some time, but InterviewTRUE is open to the public. There's a free trial that provides you with 24 hours of access to the site. You can also buy 6 month or 1 year subscriptions.

Oh yeah, and as of now, not only is InterviewTRUE Windows XP only, but you need .NET Framework 2.0, Windows Media Player 9, and if you try to visit the site using Firefox you get a friendly note telling you that some features will only work with Internet Explorer.