The traditional tech interview was always designed to optimize for reliably finding someone who was willing to do what they were told even if it feels like busywork. As a rule someone who has the time and the motivation to brush up on an essentially useless skill in order to pass your job interview will likely fit nicely as a cog in your machine.
AI doesn't just change the interviewing game by making it easy to cheat on these interviews, it should be changing your hiring strategy altogether. If you're still thinking in terms of optimizing for cogs, you're missing the boat—unless you're hiring for a very short term gig what you need now is someone with high creative potential and great teamwork skills.
And as far as I know there is no reliable template interview for recognizing someone who's good at thinking outside the box and who understands people. You just have to talk to them: talk about their past projects, their past teams, how they learn, how they collaborate. And then you have to get good at understanding what kinds of answers you need for the specific role you're trying to fill, which will likely be different from role to role.
The days of the interchangeable cog are over, and with them easy answers for interviewing.
AI doesn't just change the interviewing game by making it easy to cheat on these interviews, it should be changing your hiring strategy altogether. If you're still thinking in terms of optimizing for cogs, you're missing the boat—unless you're hiring for a very short term gig what you need now is someone with high creative potential and great teamwork skills.
And as far as I know there is no reliable template interview for recognizing someone who's good at thinking outside the box and who understands people. You just have to talk to them: talk about their past projects, their past teams, how they learn, how they collaborate. And then you have to get good at understanding what kinds of answers you need for the specific role you're trying to fill, which will likely be different from role to role.
The days of the interchangeable cog are over, and with them easy answers for interviewing.