The recruiter that I worked with was really nice initially (but later ghosted me at the offer stage). I met with 2 team members one of which was the hiring manager. During the interview I was asked if I would be willing to work past 5pm and on the weekends in order to meet deadlines since they were understaffed. Part of the interview process was a take home assignment which was to build a budget the template provided wasn't formatted correctly and had incomplete formulas. I was able to figure it out but this is something they should double check before asking candidates to complete. Given that it was a contract role I was clear around the pay rate I was targeting prior to interviewing. During the offer stage I was told they wanted to move forward but at a lower rate. When I attempted to negotiate pay I never heard anything back not from them or the recruiter.