Is it common for a company to set up a Google meets interview and say the video is not needed? Why not just use the phone. I’m not that ugly 🙃

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So in my experience, Google Meets uses a lot of bandwidth and 9 out of 10 times, something goes wrong so they’re probably hedging for that.

But, you’re right, it should just be a phone call

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Better audio, might be easier workflow for them to record as well

I sometimes turn off my video to conserve bandwidth. Other times I turn it off so I don't distract you as I drink water or eat a snack

Pretty common. We do it for Zoom as well.

Main reason for doing it over Zoom/Meets vs phone call is so you can track that the call actually happened.

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