Comment by Wowfunhappy
Comment by Wowfunhappy a day ago
> In my experience, asking suspicious candidates to show me what is outside their window is enough to weed out North Korean candidates who are lying about their location.
...I have to say, if I was randomly asked in a job interview to show what is outside my window, I'm not immediately sure how I would do it. I use a desktop computer with a USB webcam clipped to the top of the monitor. The cord isn't long enough to show a good view out the window. I guess I could switch the video conference to my phone, but it might take some fiddling. I would probably find the overall request a bit off putting.
I live in Manhattan by the way. I also don't work in tech (any more), but I've still had online job interviews.
It's not something I spring on all candidates. I only ask the ones who seem suspicious. I recently started explicitly mentioning WHY I am doing it and stating my desire to not support the murderous regime of North Korea. The call always drops abruptly.
Re: fixed cam, I'm pretty sure you have a cell phone that you could walk over to a window, take a snap, and show me on a webcam if push came to shove.