They end up just saying "well you have done that, but not enough times or for long enough (with no specific details about those criteria)." Is they the interna

They end up just saying "well you have done that, but not enough times or for long enough (with no specific details about those criteria)." Is they the internal decision makers or the HR/recruiters gatekeepers who kvetch about the 'talent shortage' in software engineering? Am I out of line here for feeling like that line could easily come from either group? Asking as a guy who was rejected by a recruiting agency for my current job, and only got hired later on after discovering by complete and utter coincidence a friend (well, more of an acquaintance, a regular at my neighborhood pub) worked on the team, referred me to his boss who was absolutely delighted with my experience and qualifications, was a near instant-hire. Sometimes I wonder (quite negatively and cynically) about the agency hiring model.