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Negative

Chicago, ILPosted Apr 2021 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After a recruiter call, I had a one-hour technical interview with a principle architect.

The conversation felt like a real technical evaluation, and then soon after I got another recruiter call.

That follow-up call was unexpected: the recruiter asked whether I was ready to take a pay cut, essentially suggesting they could take advantage of my current situation. That surprised me, and I ended the call without agreeing—because I didn’t feel comfortable with framing it that way.

Even though the technical part had a clear structure, the tone shift on the recruiter side stuck with me. I didn’t get an offer, and I walked away feeling like the hiring process didn’t respect the

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