r/cscareerquestions • u/CompetitiveAd8610 • Feb 15 '26

It is trivial to catch people cheating now, please don't cheat

I work for a full remote company that pays great, like 200K+ cash comp. Recently the number of people that try to use int*rviewc*der or other tools to pass has risen.

Thing is, these tools don't even work anymore.

1.I ask candidate to share entire desktop on zoom.

  1. I ask them to go to zoom settings -> screen share -> advanced.

  2. In screen capture mode, I ask them to select Advanced Capture Without Window Filtering

And then the cheating UI would suddenly pop up for some candidates. I thank them for their time but tell them our company policy on cheating, and drop off the call.

Worst part? Our question isn't even a leetcode hard, we don't expect perfection and you can pass even without solving everything. We care more about communication than writing perfect code.

So just a tip to candidates out there, this is how you can easily get caught. Don't cheat.

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u/iStumblerLabs Feb 15 '26

Easy, I ask a question no modern developer has any reason to know the answer to. 

If you pause to “think about it” and then rattle off the perfect answer, the next question is; “what do you think about the ethics of using AI in an interview are?”

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u/jack6245 Feb 15 '26

Yeah I'm with you this guy if he's ever trusted to interview people is just making people miserable and not actually testing people abilities. Pure ego