80% of DE Candidates Use AI on Take-Homes. Companies Can't Stop It.

I've been on both sides of the hiring table for data engineering roles. I've given take-homes, graded take-homes, argued with other panelists about take-homes, and done my share of them as a candidate. So when I tell you the entire system is broken in a way nobody wants to talk about honestly, I'm not theorizing. I watched it happen in real time. Here's the situation: 64% of companies now prohibit AI tools in technical interviews. Meanwhile, 35% of candidates are using LLMs anyway, up from 15%...