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@amberCopper12 hours agoUnited States
My first interviewer and second interviewer gave opposite signals about my performance. Which one matters?
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After R1, one interviewer was very warm and said the discussion was strong, while the other was much more neutral and gave me almost nothing. I'm trying not to read into it, but do those signals tell you anything about the decision?
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