I had a phone screen shortly before the pandemic where I emphasized that I liked understanding and solving problems for people and didn't care what specific technology I used.
I got feedback from the recruiter that the company passed on me because I was not technical enough. They literally had asked me zero technical questions.
Not too long after, the company was in the news for a massive data breach.
Well, unless you were interviewing for a CTO type job, they were probably looking for an indication of what technologies you’re most proficient in. If you’re equally proficient in 20 programming languages, that proficiency level is, with high probability, pretty low.
I got feedback from the recruiter that the company passed on me because I was not technical enough. They literally had asked me zero technical questions.
Not too long after, the company was in the news for a massive data breach.