I’m not typically one to write reviews, especially negatives ones. I decided to wait a few months after getting a different new job before posting a review to see if my perspective had changed in hindsight and it hasn’t. I hope Availity will read this review to improve the experience for future candidates. The recruiter I worked with at Availity is the least professional and most rude person I have worked with in my entire career. I have a client facing role and have met a lot of different people over the years, but Availity’s recruiter stood out in an extremely negative way. I won’t detail too much but in my first interview I was asked two questions: tell me about yourself and how much money do I make right now - one of which is illegal to ask in the state I live in. I was rushed through and wasn’t given an opportunity to ask a single question. In between subsequent interviews, I felt like the tone was negative from the recruiter and between interviews she was clearly lying about small things in the process - she would forgot about what she lied about in previous conversations and was contradicting herself on both the number of interviews ahead and what HR said the salary range for the position was. I tried to give her the benefit of the doubt knowing that recruiting can be stressful, but by the last interview, I was done working with her. In our last phone conversation, the recruiter came out and said blatantly that if it was up to her she’d send me a rejection right away because she felt I asked too much money for the position I was applying for, but that the HR manager had to approve before she could do so. She tried to negotiate salary over the phone and said I had one hour to call her back and give her my lowest possible number because it was between me and another candidate and the number I provided mattered. I never ended up getting a rejection but she did let me know that she would be withdrawing my application on my behalf (I never asked to withdraw) because the number I provided was too high - it wasn’t even an option she told me she would be withdrawing my application. My salary needs were in line with industry standards and were on my application from the beginning so there was no disconnect on what my needs were. Overall, the entire time working with the recruiter was horrible. There were two positives though: the recruiter did get back to me quickly and I ended up getting a different job at another company that I am extremely happy at now. But I was really disappointed at the time because my dream job was at Availity and everyone on the team itself was super nice and I have a lot of experience with RCM so I know I could have added value to the team. I wish the hiring process could have gone differently for me, but at the end of the day - things happen for a reason. I wish Availity the best, especially as your product is awesome. My advice to the HR team is to treat candidates with kindness and respect. Unprofessional hiring practices damage your reputation and drive away talented candidates who could have contributed positively to your company.