We've done the entry-level remote thing and would favor in person for this kind of role in the future for most of the reasons you've outlined.
However, we'd also do the remote thing again. We learned a lot about the pitfalls and would approach it with more awareness this time.
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We've done the entry-level remote thing and would favor in person for this kind of role in the future for most of the reasons you've outlined.
However, we'd also do the remote thing again. We learned a lot about the pitfalls and would approach it with more awareness this time.