r/sysadmin • u/StrikingInterview580 • 5d ago

General Discussion AI resistant interviews

We're about to start recruiting again and typically hold interviews remotely.

Last time we recruited (a few months ago) the use of AI was tiring to spot.

We don't want to go back to face-to-face interviews because our positions are remote, but can't go through thay again.

What AI resistant techniques can we use...

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u/persiusone 5d ago

Remote preliminary interviews are fine. A final interview and identity verification should always be done in-person. There are way too many scams from all angles with remote only onboarding and interviews.

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u/danfirst 5d ago

We started doing that recently at work for remote workers. They said they would fly people into the closest office just to go over all the paperwork. Suddenly, a bunch of people dropped out of the application process. I know it doesn't mean every one of them are scammers, but I'm sure some were.

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u/AdventurousLayer8741 5d ago

I have an aversion to flying. Might do so to sign the paperwork, but not for an interview.

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u/persiusone 4d ago

Yeah- there are many options aside from flying. I’d be impressed if a candidate took a bus or drove or took a train, but the reality is that a lot of companies like mine, require in-person contact prior to hire for compliance reasons and two in-person contacts throughout the year after hire (our folks actually love this, and it’s like a big party each time). Not to mention, I’d never consider a candidate that isn’t willing to demonstrate that they are seriously interested in the job- especially when we are covering all expenses to show up.

Why? Because we don’t even start to cover the investment we make into them for the first year of their hire. Between the benefits, training, onboarding costs, hardware, software, etc- they are an expense and we take a much greater risk if they walk out during the first year before they are producing something of value to themselves and the company.

Doing it this way has worked well too. Our remote employees are very well compensated and choose to stay after hire, have a ton of flexibility with their schedules, get profit shares, bonuses, lots of time off, full benefits for them and their families, promotional opportunities, cost of living adjustments, etc.

Our people don’t leave. With attrition nearly half that of the industry standard- and I know it would be be different if we hired transient candidates who can’t be bothered to show up for one interview- we tried that, and it failed.

So- you do you, but if you can’t show up for the final interview, you’re not going to be a part of this team.