Professional but disconnected expectations during the technical assessment. Prepare a lot of time and a backup company. Not difficult but highly tedious.
4 Stages: Recruiter, Hiring Manager, Technical Assessment, Culture Fit Interview.
The panel that handle your technical assessment are not the hiring manager/s. It's a different person at each stage. Expectations are inconsistent across all stages.
One stage may want to hire you on the spot, the others may not agree.
I just hope, like other reviews here, the hiring team can agree on a general direction on what they expect from a candidate.