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Fake candidates using AI to fabricate resumes and even to perform live during interviews — sometimes outsourcing the interview entirely to a different person — have become a widespread problem, turning technical interviews into something resembling a CAPTCHA test.
A Bay Area senior engineering manager describes a rise in fake candidates who use AI during interviews or even outsource the interview to someone else entirely, making screening feel like fighting a CAPTCHA. ✦ AI generated
Senior EM, private-equity backed company, Bay Area, US · The Pragmatic Engineer · 2026-07-07 · original ↗
There are a lot more fake candidates applying, leveraging AI for not just resumes, but also interviews. In extreme cases, the interviews are being outsourced so that a different person shows up for the interview. It feels a bit like playing captcha with them during interviews.
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- ·Fake candidates increasingly use AI on resumes and live interviews
- ·Some outsource the interview entirely to a different person
- ·Screening now feels like playing CAPTCHA with candidates
- ·Source: senior engineering manager
- ·Company: private-equity backed, Bay Area, US
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