Didn't read the article. But I hate these things... I had a remote interview with Meta once, the dude was eating in the microphone the entire time. It was so distracting I forgot how to write a for-loop.
Hmm, I much prefer remote recruitment. I remember the old days. You had a brief chat with a recruiter or HR, than you had to suit up, drive/fly to some far place (often it would take an entire day - if you're working at the time it necessitates a day off). You would stress, am I wasting my limited days off on these guys? Will there be parking there? Will I get there on time? Then you'd have a half an hour "initial interview", then you'd wait, sometimes for weeks to either get an invite for the interview proper, or to never hear from them again...
The whole process could take a month, require at least 2 days off and significant amount of travel.
Today? A recruiter/HR person rings you and asks, can we have a video call? You have that 15~20 min call the same day, they submit your CV to whoever makes the decisions, then they schedule one or more video interviews/tech sessions, some companies ask you to do behavioral/skill tests from the comfort of your own home. All of it can be done during a lunch break if you're a remote worker... What's not to like?
Yes, the communication bandwidth face to face is much higher, but only remote allows me to interview for a company in Tel Aviv in the morning, Warsaw midday and a Californian one in the evening all on the same day.
