I had an initial phone screen with a recruiter. Then, I was required to pass an editing skills test. Once passed, I interviewed via Webex with hiring manager. The phone screen was easy, but the hiring manager interview was significantly more difficult. Despite the fact that I passed the editing test and had the skills/experience necessary for the job, she seemed unexplainably skeptical about me from the moment we said hello.

I was contacted by a recruiter on LinkedIn. The role looked like a good fit and the initial video call went well. I was supposed to do an editing test the following Wednesday, and I'd receive the info about the test on Tuesday. By Wednesday morning, I hadn't received anything, so I checked in about the test -- no response. The time for the actual test came and went. I heard nothing back from the recruiter. They never followed up to explain what happened. Not wanting to engage with a company with this many red flags so early in the process, I did not email them again either.