[Aurornis]

> if I had my way, job interviews would be exclusively audio only.

Unfortunately, cheating is becoming rampant in remote interviews, especially for early career roles right now. I think companies are moving toward having final interview rounds in person because it’s such an effective tactic to discourage interview cheating.

[Spivak]

Forget cheating, we get entirely fake people applying for our positions.

[jimbokun]

Someone needs to right a novel about an LLM that gets hired through phone interviews, becomes a star employee, and rises through the ranks to CEO , always coming up with excuses to not show up in person.

Like a 21st century Office Space.

Add in a remote only office romance to give it a romcom vibe.

[red-iron-pine]

we get real people who are likely fronts for other people.

can't prove where or what -- could be lazy devs in Alabama, or North Koreans -- but it's happened enough that it's notable

[ghaff]

Screens were voice calls for a long time. I’m a big fan of what’s normally the day of interviews be in person even if you take AI cheating out of the picture. I realize not everyone agrees. Zoom interviewing is mostly a COVID outcome.

[Aurornis]

I think screens will continue to be phone or videoconference.

When candidates know the final interview will be in person they give up on cheating. No point in wasting time on cheating through the screens if you’re just going to bomb in person without ChatGPT showing the answers.

Though I have heard some stories of candidates desperately trying every excuse they can think of to avoid coming on site for the final interview (Getting COVID is the first-line excuse 90% of the time). When you explain you can delay and reschedule they give up.

[ghaff]

Hadn’t even thought of that angle. But you also get a more human connection in an in-person interview much less going out for a meal. And I know there’s going to be a contingent on here who says they don’t have time for that of thing. <shrug> Plenty of fish in the sea.

[inemesitaffia]

You can just tell the person the final interview will be in person, then don't bother to do it.

[hirvi74]

If one can cheat in an interview, then I am not certain the interviewers are asking the appropriate and necessary questions.