(02-02-2022, 08:56 PM)The Eleventh Doctor Wrote: My biggest concern with Pederson is this: Why the long wait between first and second interviews? If he interviewed well, why not interview him again a second time earlier?

The only 2 things I read about his first interview was from things that were posted on this board.

1. I don't remember if it was a tweet or from someone here who has a pal in the building...  It was said Khan was "wowed" by Pederson.
2. Someone was complaining that Khan let his emotions be made public about how he felt about Pederson.

So if Khan was wowed and Pederson didn't get a second interview until now, it tends to suggest Pederson balked at working with Baalke.  Khan moved on until it turned out nobody else wanted to work with him either.  Just my $0.02.
Strangely, it was reported at the start of the process that Pederson was likely one of the few people that would work with Baalke.

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