Submitted the CV, all good. They sent me an assessment to do, I passed it. Wasn’t clear if the position would have been as contractor or not. They asked for “proof” that my pc was powerful enough and I had a stable connection. Sent those. Scheduled a call to talk about the position. They asked generic questions and then said that the role would have been as a contractor. I answered saying it was ok as long as the salary was enough to “live” (taxes are not low in Italy for freelancers), sent her the desidered amount in dollars after the call (the call was recorded, for some reason). Then I received an email saying the usual copy pasted stuff and that the decision not to proceed was based on “vacancy’s requirements”. I would have loved some transparency after so many steps. Also it looked more like something “expected salary” related than skills, since I passed the assessment and the initial screening. But maybe I am wrong. Suggestion for the company: Maybe try being clear since the beginning, avoiding so many steps, before ending up with a generic negative outcome. People’s time is important too.