Setting up Your Ultimate AI Interview Dashboard: A Step-by-Step Guide

Setting up Your Ultimate AI Interview Dashboard

Having the right tool is only half the battle. To truly dominate a high-stakes technical interview, you need a setup that is fast, reliable, and 100% stealthy.

In this guide, we'll walk through the ideal configuration for Control, the world's most advanced invisible AI interview assistant.

Phase 1: The Base Installation

1. Download and Install: Grab the latest desktop build from the official site.
2. BYOK (Bring Your Own Key): We recommend using the "Self-Hosted" or BYOK mode in settings. This ensures your interview data never hits our servers—it goes directly to your AI provider (OpenAI or Anthropic).
3. Model Selection: For coding, we currently recommend Claude 3.5 Sonnet or GPT-4o. They provide the best balance of speed and logical reasoning.

Phase 2: Stealth Configuration

To remain undetected by proctoring software, follow these specific settings:

• Window Exclusion: In the settings menu, ensure "OS-Level Capture Bypass" is toggled ON. This enables the window affinity flags we discussed in our technical deep dive.
• Opacity & Style: Set the background opacity to roughly 15%. You want the text to be crystal clear, but the background to be almost invisible against your dark-mode IDE.
• Hotkey Customization: Change the default trigger from Ctrl+P (which opens the file search in VS Code) to something unique like Ctrl+Shift+U or Cmd+Options+K.

Phase 3: The Mobile Dashboard (Remote Control)

Control's most powerful stealth feature is the Mobile Dashboard. This allows you to view solutions on your phone, so you don't have to look at the interview machine's screen while reading.

1. Pairing: Open the Control app on your mobile device.
2. Scan QR Code: Scan the pairing code from the desktop app's "Mobile" tab.
3. Trigger Remotely: In the interview, use your global hotkey to capture the screen. The solution will automatically stream to both your desktop overlay AND your phone.

Phase 4: Practical Execution Tips

• The "Nod and Think": When you trigger the AI, don't just stop talking. Say, "Interesting problem. Let me think about the most efficient data structure for a second..." This gives the AI 3-5 seconds to generate the response while you look natural.
• Don't Copy-Paste: Never copy-paste directly from the overlay. Read the logic, understand it, and type it out yourself. This maintains your natural typing cadence and preserves the "Show your work" aspect of the interview.
• Click-Through Mode: Keep "Ignore Mouse Events" enabled. This ensures your cursor always stays in the coding editor, even if the overlay is sitting right on top of it.

The Ideal Hardware Setup

• Primary Monitor: Your coding environment (Browser/IDE).
• Control Overlay: Positioned slightly to the left of your line of sight.
• Mobile Device: Propped up just below your main monitor on a stand.

Conclusion

By following this setup, you are turning your interview into a collaborative session with a silent partner. Control handles the syntax and the boilerplate, while you focus on the communication and high-level logic.

Good luck with your next round! You've got this.