@glowingrooftop5507 hours ago
Changing the answer seems fine if you can point to exactly what changed it.
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@GoofyHeron11 hours agoGermany
What if my recommendation changes after the interviewer gives new data at the end?
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Sometimes a case feels like it points one way, then the interviewer gives one last piece of information right before the recommendation. Is it okay to reverse the direction of the answer that late?
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