What would you do if your interviewer misunderstood something about your resume and thinks you misrepresented yourself? Interviewed at a large tech company and have a started overthinking..

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Were you not able to effectively explain during the interview?

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Right, I had no idea what terminally my interviewer was referring to as it was related to creating something (my point in resume was about improving speed). I understand how the misunderstanding occurred, just didn’t realize I’m the moment

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