When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, an astonishing 42% of the U.S Labor force transitioned to work from home. The impact hit every facet of the workplace — including hiring. The process of a video interview is poised to be a dominant component of talent acquisition for the foreseeable future.

Traditionally, interviewing job candidates meant scheduling times for them to come on-site. The talent acquisition teams would need to coordinate all interested departments/parties within the company to be available for the on-site time slot.

This was the process for any potential candidate. Any candidate who made it past the Google job posting and the initial phone interview would be interviewed in-house.

But not in 2020.

A report by Checkster, which surveyed 400 U.S hiring managers after the pandemic hit, 43% had reported a large reduction in the number of in-person interviews, with 25% saying that had halted them completely. The surveyed group also claimed that video interviews were utilized 62% of the time throughout their screening processes.

But what exactly does a video interview consist of? What are the benefits? And what are some things teams should be looking out for when using them?