What the invisible overlay does
The overlay is a private panel that sits on top of your interview window and shows the transcribed question and the AI-generated answer. Only you can see it. To the interviewer — and to any screen recording — it simply is not there.
How it stays hidden
Hidden from screen share
The overlay is not captured even when you share your entire display on Zoom, Teams or Meet.
Hidden from Alt+Tab
It never shows up in the window switcher, so it cannot be revealed by accident.
Hidden from the taskbar
No icon and no entry in the Windows taskbar while the overlay is active.
Local-only rendering
The panel is drawn locally on your device and is never part of the outgoing video stream.
Where to position the overlay
Because the overlay is invisible to screen sharing, you can place it anywhere on your display without risk of it being captured. What placement actually decides is where your eyes go — and interviewers read eye movement. Position it to minimise how far your gaze travels away from the camera.
On a single screen
Put the overlay directly beneath your webcam, at the top-centre of the display, overlapping the interviewer's video tile. Your eyeline stays on the camera while you read, so glancing at an answer looks like you are looking at the interviewer.
On dual monitors
Keep the meeting and the overlay on the same monitor — the one with the webcam. The common mistake is parking the overlay on the second screen, which forces a visible head turn on every question. If you must use the second screen, move the webcam to it.
During coding rounds
Anchor the overlay to the side of the editor you do not type in — usually the right third — so the streamed solution and your code are visible in one glance. Since the overlay never enters the outgoing video stream, you can share your full display and still read it.
- Do keep the overlay near the webcam, above the eyeline where possible.
- Do resize it small enough that you read it in one glance rather than scanning.
- Avoid the bottom corners — reading there drops your gaze and reads as looking away.
- Avoid a second monitor for the overlay unless the webcam sits on that monitor too.
Run one mock session and record yourself. If your eyes visibly track away from the camera when an answer appears, move the overlay closer to the webcam.
Why it matters
An interview assistant is only useful if it is discreet. Tools that can be caught on a screen share create more stress than they remove. GirGit AI's overlay is invisible by design, so you can use it with confidence on any platform, including full-display screen shares during coding rounds.
The overlay works the same way for coding assessments — read the streamed solution privately while your shared screen shows only the editor.