Why is it that people still prefer to meet face-to-face for the interviews, than a skype call or a phone call?

One of the reason I feel is that - the process interview has a lot of friction built into it. An interviewer has to take a pause from their work and then -

• open the mail/ calendar invite
• download the CV
• add interviewee to contacts (on some software - skype, mobile keypad)
• start the call An interviewee has to take a pause from their work and then -
• setup the meeting tool
• wait for the call and pick up

The online meetings are

• agenda driven,
• to the point,
• everyone’s focus is on getting off the call ASAP,
• most of the energy is spent in getting the idea across

Whereas, the face to face meetings are about getting to know the other person. I am an introvert, still, getting to to know about random strangers is fun (sometimes).

• How can this feeling of fun be introduced to the online meetings?
• How can the online interviews be made more humane?
• How can we reduce the friction of online meetings?

It’s pretty clear with the adoption of remote work-culture that we need to address this problem ASAP.