Can a hiring manager be AA (as appropriate)? Did you ever see anyone being hired without AA round? I had a couple of days of interviews. Just one interview on the first day and 3 rounds with managers on the second day (all of them were in the schedule I got from the recruiter). After that, I had an hour with the hiring manager (was not in the schedule) and was sent home after it. Since I didn't have AA round, I wonder if HM can be AA or it could be no AA at all, or it is a bad sign and I got no hire.
Not AA only BB or CC.