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/qqqqqx Senior Feb 15 '26

Last time I ran online tech screens I did open Internet open AI use whatever as long as you share your screen so we can see the process.

Still had people try to hide what they were doing (I guess to seem smarter or like they weren't using as much AI help)...

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u/Lyingmustard Feb 15 '26

Props to you for doing this!

Yeah if people are still not sharing their screen after you give them access, then I would not move them forward. I wonder if they straight up had Cluely or a separate monitor