Aki Technologies interview questions

I was approached on LinkedIn twice. I didn’t notice the first message from their in-house recruiter but noticed the message from the external recruiter on LinkedIn. The opportunity sounded great. I also read the job description and they required 1-4 years industry experience in trafficking and Campaign Management. I have 3 years of experience. He connected me with the in-house recruiter and she was a bit snarky about me missing her message about the opportunity but responding to his. That was a little unprofessional to me but didn’t turn me off completely. Then a few days later, I had a phone screening. She was outdoors and it was difficult to hear her. That was an odd way to conduct business so that made me feel a little uneasy. Now here comes the kicker. Not only did the external recruiter inform her I was comfortable in the $80k-$85k range, the job listing on their LinkedIn page literally listed this position’s pay range was $80k-$85k. She offered me $65k! I was insulted. I wish I would’ve spoke up more but I was so thrown off. The requirement was 1-4 years experience, I have 3 years, not even including my internship and my past entry level position so really, 4 years, and I’m offered 15k-20k LESS than the listed salary range? I also had to factor in the cost of transportation. I would’ve been out of my mind to accept it and I regret not calling that out in the interview. I just never experienced something like this before. Unfortunately, this is why start-ups get a bad rep. Lack of professionalism, low-balling offers, and lack of stability. I wanted to give them a chance because the initial offer sounded good but this experience was a complete turn off. I informed them I will not be moving forward. I will not mention the external recruiter because his company was great.

Multiple rounds of interviews. Very engaging and challenging questions asked within these meetings. All interview done via zoom. Would like to have an interview process like this again. Really enjoyed!