diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8df275a..aedbaee 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ dist/
 logs
 *.log
 
-# Interview system - prevent new subdirectories in src/interviews
-src/interviews/*/
+# Interview system - prevent new subdirectories in src/interviews and symlinks
+src/interviews/*
 # But allow existing files
 !src/interviews/README.md
 !src/interviews/types.ts
diff --git a/craco.config.js b/craco.config.js
index dc51398..53fff8e 100644
--- a/craco.config.js
+++ b/craco.config.js
@@ -10,5 +10,13 @@ module.exports = {
     alias: {
       "@": path.resolve(__dirname, "src"),
     },
+    configure: (webpackConfig) => {
+      webpackConfig.resolve.symlinks = false;
+      webpackConfig.watchOptions = {
+        ...webpackConfig.watchOptions,
+        followSymlinks: true,
+      };
+      return webpackConfig;
+    },
   },
 };
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 1f41c67..7f479d4 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -20,5 +20,8 @@
       "@/*": ["./src/*"]
     }
   },
-  "include": ["src"]
+  "include": ["src"],
+  "exclude": [
+    "**/*.as.ts"
+  ]
 }