Abigail Lee, a Boston University junior studying data science and comparative literature, remembers sitting alone in her bedroom, ring light glaring back at her, as the countdown timer on her screen ticked down.

She had already applied to more than 100 technology internships for the upcoming summer, and this preliminary interview felt no different, much to her dismay.

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That’s because Lee was sitting down for a virtual interview platform that is becoming commonplace for many current job applicants. Instead of talking to another person, she would be conversing with her own reflection on the computer screen.

When the recording started, Lee found herself questionin

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