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Knowledge-source detection

See When Candidates Use Outside Knowledge During A Live Round.

Some interviews allow documentation; some do not. InterviewWatch gives hiring teams visibility into browser-based knowledge sources, search engines, Stack Overflow, GitHub, docs and coding-challenge sites, so the right policy can be applied, closed-book or open-book.

Search activityContext
Stack OverflowReview
GitHub / docsContext
Open-book policyConfigurable
External knowledge

Policy decides whether a knowledge source matters.

Documentation may be normal for a senior engineering exercise and unacceptable for a closed-book screen. Running on the slow loop, the detector records the activity from browser context so your team applies the correct policy. It does not read the page.

Visibility, not a web filter.

InterviewWatch does not block sites or capture what was searched. It notes that a knowledge source was active during the round, with timing, so a reviewer can decide whether it fits the interview's rules.

Search engines

Detects general search activity visible in browser titles during the interview.

GoogleBingDuckDuckGo

Developer resources

Flags common technical references and coding-practice sites.

Stack OverflowGitHubMDNLeetCode

Correlated timing

Most useful when a visit lines up with a question, an answer pause, a clipboard event, or an AI signal.

Open-book interviews

Use the signal as context. Review whether the candidate used allowed resources in a way that matches the interview policy.

Closed-book interviews

Knowledge-source activity during a closed-book technical round can become a higher-risk integrity finding.

FAQ

Knowledge-source questions, answered.

Does this block candidates from using the web?
No. It provides visibility, not lockdown. The report records that a knowledge source was visited during the round; your policy decides whether that is acceptable.
Which knowledge sources does it recognise?
Search engines and developer resources visible in browser context, for example Stack Overflow, GitHub and documentation sites, with an updateable catalog.
Is it different for open-book and closed-book interviews?
Yes. For open-book rounds the signal is context you can accept; for closed-book technical rounds the same activity becomes a higher-risk integrity finding.
Does it capture what the candidate searched?
No. Detection is based on browser context such as window titles, not page content. It records that a knowledge source was used, not the text of a query or page.

Match the evidence to your interview policy.

Give reviewers open-book or closed-book context on external knowledge use, without a web filter.

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