Given my excitement about the field, it was very unfortunate that the company showed no respect of applicant's time which was a red flag. Their recruiter had sent me a 30-minute "pre-employment assessment", and after completing it I was told that I'd have to re-take it while being watched via Zoom to be considered for a screening. Hitting the bumps that early in the process hinted the high possibility of company not having their ducks in the row in other areas as well, so needless to say, I did not proceed.