If your position is remote, and the coat of every in person interview includes two way flights, per diem and a hotel room, it's very tempting to skip the in person step, especially if you expect to fail a lot of in person candidates. Imagine paying that much when your interview to offer rate is 25%, and offer to hire is 50%. That $8k $10k extra per hire, on top of the normal cost of the funnel
the co[s]t of every in person interview includes two way flights, per diem and a hotel room
So… you mean the way it's been done for the last hundred years?
If your company is so small that you can't afford to bring someone in, then you hire locally.
Also, $8-10k per hire is too much for an interview. We do ours for under $1,000 with round-trip airfare, hotel, and meals. It's always the last step before signing.
Personally, I wouldn't feel comfortable working for a company that didn't bring me in for an in-person interview, even for a remote job. It's just as important for me to evaluate the company as it is for them to evaluate me.
