Real-time AI assistance in interviews is no longer theoretical. Candidates can receive suggested answers, code snippets, or talking points without obvious on-camera tells. Live proctoring is invasive and easy to evade; structured post-interview review is more practical for high-value hiring.
Five recruiter-observable red flags
- Unnatural latency: long pauses before polished answers, especially on follow-ups.
- Register shifts: formal, textbook phrasing that differs from earlier casual conversation.
- Cannot re-derive: unable to explain an approach they stated minutes earlier without the same script.
- Depth mismatch: strong on breadth, weak when you drill into trade-offs or failure modes.
- CV vs. interview gap: spoken experience does not align with written timeline or project scope.
What structured integrity review adds
Merging transcripts with CV and optional LinkedIn/GitHub signals surfaces inconsistencies humans miss in back-to-back interview days. The output is evidence and follow-up prompts-not an automated hire or reject.
When to schedule a follow-up technical
Use integrity flags to design a targeted follow-up: live coding on a novel problem, whiteboard architecture without screenshare of external tools, or a short pairing session. The goal is verification, not punishment.