At CodeInterview, we have been helping our customers with their requirements for assessing candidates for their technical roles. We have been doing it in a way that’s fair for both candidates and recruiters. But because of the evolution of the AI technology, and how it helps the candidates to take even complete tests on their behalf, we highly recommend the utilization of online proctoring tools.
What is Online Proctoring?
Online proctoring is a simple, mostly unintrusive, way of monitoring candidates and their behavior to ensure that they have attempted the test with the utmost integrity. It’s a combination of tools that allows the system to monitor remotely administered exams. Like for example: The candidate is monitored via webcam or microphone, and access to their computer screen during the test. This ensures the integrity of the exam, prevents cheating, and allows students to attempt the coding interviews from anywhere.
Current Landscape of Online Proctoring
Remote work is trending. In some markets, it is in high demand. It has almost transformed how companies operate. It enables companies to offer flexibility to their workforce and allows them to explore a broader range of talent pools. This change has caused an increase in remote hiring.
As remote technical interview becomes more prevalent, the need for secure and fair assessments has grown. Companies are increasingly turning to online proctoring solutions to ensure the integrity of their hiring processes.
Benefits for HR Managers and Recruiters
There is no doubt that using online proctoring services help HR Managers and Recruiters. There is always a stage where they have to do a remote assessment of a candidate. These tools will bring them closer to finding the right candidates and be 100% sure about them.
Online proctoring solutions help and assist recruiters in the following ways:
- It enables fairness, which ensures that they end hiring the best candidates.
- These tools ensure that recruiters have provided a level-playing field to the candidates.
- Proctoring tools can simplify the process. Recruiters now do not have to review every other submission.
- Adopting such traits builds trust not just within the organization but also with their potential candidates.
Key Features of Our Online Proctoring Solution
Our tools now offer the following features:
Copy and Paste Block
Most of the hiring managers want their candidates to come with answers based on their own logical thinking and skills. We provide this option to our recruiters to simply block copy-paste options for our candidates. When this is enabled, they will not be able to paste any content from outside of the environment. This is your first step towards stopping plagiarism.
Proctoring via Snapshots
We capture snapshots of the candidate taking the test randomly during the test attempt. This enables the recruiter to identify any suspicious behavior during the technical interview assessment.
Recruiters can preview these snapshots in the final report about the candidate’s submission. We enable AI analysis of this stream, which using facial recognition techniques provides further insights for recruiters about the candidate’s behavior. For example, it can identify if the candidate is missing, if they are receiving help from someone, or if they are the same person who was supposed to take the test.
Logging Copy-Pastes and Tab Switches
In order to provide further insights into how the answer was drafted by the candidate. This copy-paste tracking and logging provides information for recruiters to detect if the candidate pastes the copied answer from outside sources.
Similarly, a candidate is expected to stay within the test environment during the duration of the test. Our tool further provides a feature through which we log anytime the candidate moves from the Test Environment tab and moves to another tab. All the features can be customized from the Proctoring Settings section as shown below:
Future Features and Innovations
Remote proctoring tools will only get stronger. AI is enabling a vast majority of recruiters to stay ahead of the challenges with regards to the integrity of the candidates. We are expecting advancements in the following areas:
- AI Analysis will be able to interpret behavior of the candidate during the online assessments.
- AI Analysis will utilize machine learning algorithms to identify unusual patterns during the online assessments. It will be able to analyze video, audio and any screen activity.
- Proctoring systems will be able to identify any suspicious activities in a much better way as compared to the past systems because of strengthening AI systems. Such activities include looking off-screen frequently, unusual pauses, or multiple voices in the background.
- AI-driven insights will save valuable time and resources by empowering online auto proctoring recruitment tests and reduce the need for manual review.
There are a lot more of these advancements coming our way. Sign up today to stay tuned!
We highly encourage hiring managers and recruiters to start using these tools. They are highly beneficial. The insights they provide can only enable you to hire the best possible candidates.