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I only made it to the first round and was rejected. I had the most optimal solution in all cases but forgot to mention a more optimal solution that was possible in some cases, which led to my rejection. I was stunned when I was rejected, but later

Phone screen: 45 minutes. 2 LC medium questions. Solved 1 and only gave a brute force approach to the next. The interviewer was very friendly and tried to give hints, steering me in the right direction.

The interviewer was professional, and the process was smooth. There were two questions in the first screen interview process. However, I did not have time to write out the complete solution for the second one.