Duolingo Product Manager: take-home feature design task and delayed rejection

I went through an internship-style process where the first real step was a take-home design task focused on a Duolingo feature. It took a significant amount of time. It felt like something they expected me to work on from start to finish and turn into a polished presentation. After I finished, the follow-up dragged on. The process went silent for a while, and I didn't receive a rejection until mo…

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