++ on "HR doesn't understand the tech" I had a phone interview once where the person on the other side was (the hiring side) was trying to suss out my skills.

++ on "HR doesn't understand the tech" I had a phone interview once where the person on the other side was (the hiring side) was trying to suss out my skills. "Do you know real-time object-oriented programming?" they asked. "Well, I know object-oriented programming, and I've done a lot of real time stuff, so: Sure." "No, I think you're trying to fool me. Please answer truthfully, do you know _real-time object-oriented programming_?" "Yes." "I don't believe you." Things went downhill from there. The interviewer clearly had no idea what they were actually asking, and it was impossible to express any competence other than to repeat buzzwords. Bottom-line is: That company missed out on a great employee. They utterly blew it. [Yeah, I know you only have my word for this. Suffice to say that I have enough objective evidence from subsequent projects and employment that I know I'm not Dunning-Krugering myself.]