Blog: notes on verified video calls
Notes from the team building Verified Call: how we test, what we publish, and what we learn about checking who is on the other side of a video call.
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Can HackerRank detect cheating? What HackerRank, CoderPad and Codility checkIn part. Basic tab and paste tracking is on by default. Webcam, screenshot and app-blocking checks come with Proctor Mode and Desktop App Mode, which are part of HackerRank's AI Add-on and must be switched on. They cover the test, not the video call around it.- Coding interviews
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Candidate fraud detection: what it is, the main types, and how to checkCandidate fraud is when the person applying or interviewing is not who, or what, they claim: a borrowed identity, a stand-in, an altered face or voice, or hidden help with answers. Detection works in layers: the application, the identity, the live call and day one.- Identity
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Cheating in coding interviews: how it happens and how teams catch itOften with AI tools that read the problem and show a solution in a window screen sharing does not capture. Also with a second device, someone off camera, or a stand-in. Custom questions, follow-ups and a check on the candidate's computer tell you more than watching the shared screen.- Coding interviews
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Open-source Cluely alternatives: what they are and whether hiring teams can spot themSeveral free Cluely-style tools exist, some open source, some source-available. Most hide from screen sharing. Hiding from the call is not hiding from the computer: in our own testing, each of 4 free AI answer tools (Interview Coder, OpenCluely, Pluely and Cheating Daddy) was found in 30 of 30 tries.- Hidden AI tools
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Why we publish how we test, false alarms includedOur research page shows what we tested, the result, the false alarms, the sample, the date and how sure we can be. A catch rate without its false-alarm rate is half an answer, so we publish both.- Research
- Founder notes
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ImpactThe impact of interview cheatingSourced numbers, stories from hiring teams and what it costs.Sourced numbers![]()
CompareVerified Call vs Polygraf, BrightHire, iProov and TalviewSide by side with BrightHire, Polygraf AI, iProov, Talview, Ropes and InterviewGuard, every claim sourced.6 tools compared![]()
Test resultsInterview cheating detection test resultsEvery number about Verified Call, with its date and conditions, false alarms included.Dated and sourced
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