Are in-person interviews the answer to AI?

With AI help spreading through interviews, a number of large employers have resumed meeting candidates face to face. Google announced in 2025 the return of at least one in-person round. McKinsey's hiring managers are asked to meet a candidate before an offer is made. Going back to in-person interviews is effective. It also costs a great deal.

What an in-person round costs

• Time. A date has to be found when the candidate and every interviewer can travel, and each hire takes days or weeks longer.
• Money. Travel and rooms have to be paid for, and interviewers are away from their jobs.
• Candidates. Applicants who live at a distance, have caring duties or cannot get a day off apply less often. Your strongest candidate could be among them.

What a remote interview needs

Keeping the remote interview makes sense if what you see can be trusted. That depends on three conditions:

1. The person on the call has been matched to the name on the application. Read how to verify a remote candidate's identity.
2. The questions rest on the candidate's own work and on follow-ups, where AI tools are weak. Read how to stop AI during an interview with the questions you ask.
3. A record exists of what took place, and the decision is not left to a single interviewer's impression.

SecureInterview keeps the round remote as a video call in the browser, with a shared screen and chat, and the candidate needs no account or download. See how it works.

When meeting in person is still right

An in-person round remains appropriate for some hires. Senior appointments are one case, and jobs with access to sensitive systems another. So is any candidate whose remote interview left questions unanswered.