You're already giving them your name, phone number, home address, and extensive details about your past whereabouts. While the idea of an interviewing bait and

You're already giving them your name, phone number, home address, and extensive details about your past whereabouts. While the idea of an interviewing bait and switch seems incredibly dumb to me, if there is a serious need to verify identity then that's what ID is for. And it's not like it needs to be at the very beginning, it can be the last step before the offer is formally extended, by which point the relationship is exactly as developed as it will be when you submit it for your I-9.