Ran into this the other day, a company reached out, and while I wasn't job hunting, the senior role they were trying to fill was basically exactly a perfect fit for me from a skills and background on a Venn diagram.

The first two calls were young, non-technical women (they shared linkedin links), and they clearly did not understand what they were hiring for and couldn't answer questions. They insisted on their scripted questions, and didn't want to talk about the companies where I did the exact role they were hiring for.

I was not rude or arrogant about this but the next day got the "Unfortunately, we've..." email. It's actual pretty funny, I'm just glad I didn't really need the job.

Companies, stop letting HR be your first contacts and screening before technical folks. It doesn't work. No wonder your pipelines are full of the fakers and liars like many of you lament.