Your 30-Second Value Recap
You've just given a strong interview.
Now imagine the hiring manager walking into a room with four other interviewers thirty minutes later.
Someone asks: "What's the case for the candidate from this morning?" What does she say?
If you didn't give her a clear answer to work with, she's going to reconstruct something vague from memory.
You want to write that summary for her before she leaves the room.
The closing recap is your chance to do exactly that.
The Formula
Three components.
Three sentences.
Thirty seconds.
Their problem: What they need solved.
Your proof: Evidence you've solved it before.
Your edge: Why you'll do it better or faster than anyone else.
"You need someone who can [problem].
I've done exactly that at [Company], where I delivered [result].
And my background in [unique edge] means I'll get there faster than a traditional hire would."
That's it.
Build it before the interview.
Deliver it at the end.
Why Brevity Wins
By the end of a 45-minute interview, the interviewer doesn't need more information.
They need a hook: something specific that stays in their memory when they're comparing finalists later in the day.
Long summaries dilute the message.
Short ones concentrate it.
Example Scripts
For a VP of Sales role: "You need to scale from $5M to $20M ARR without tripling headcount.
I built that playbook at [Company], grew revenue 4x with only 40% headcount increase.
And because I've done it at both startup and enterprise scale, I know which levers work at your stage.
I'm ready."
For a product designer: "Your conversion funnel is leaking.
I've fixed three funnels with similar profiles, and my redesigns average a 22% lift.
Because I think in data, not just pixels, you get design decisions that actually move numbers."
For a customer success lead: "You're losing enterprise accounts to churn.
I reduced churn by 35% at [Company] by building a proactive health-scoring system.
My analytics background means I don't wait for red flags.
I predict them."
How to Deliver It
Make eye contact.
This is not a throwaway moment.
Slow down more than feels natural.
Let each sentence land before moving to the next.
End with forward energy, not a question. "I'm ready to help this team win" lands differently than "I hope that answers your question."
The candidates who get remembered aren't necessarily the ones with the best qualifications.
They're the ones who made the clearest case.
Give the hiring manager a sentence she can use in the room after you've left.
That sentence is your advocate when you're not there.
Your Resume Is Your First Value Recap
Before you ever deliver your 30-second pitch in person, your resume has already made the case — or it hasn't. hrvstr structures your application so the value proposition is clear in the first five seconds a recruiter spends on it.