Joel Wolfe, president of HiredSupport, a business process outsourcing (BPO) provider, said his firm has seen “a massive uptick in cheating during interviews,” especially when hiring developers or for roles requiring knowledge of specific tech and terminology. For example, HiredSupport uses a JavaScript library called Socket.io — an uncommon module that requires job candidates to have hands-on experience. If candidates don’t have that experience, it’s quickly obvious, Wolfe said.
Lately, job candidates have been acing Socket.io quizzes, which is rare, he said. But when asked by hiring managers for the reasoning behind the answers they gave, the candidates can’t explain them.
“That’s the giveaway: they’re using AI tools like ChatGPT [and other conversational AI] to cheat through the early rounds, parroting answers without real understanding. Once we go deeper, the knowledge falls apart,” Wolfe said. He compared the tactic to using a calculator to find answers to a math quiz in school.
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