The first phone screening with the recruiter went smoothly. We discuss experience as it pertained to the position. The recruiter was very optimistic about the match so I was referred to the hiring manager; this is where things did not go well. The hiring manager could not get over the word "architect" in the title of my last position. Basically turned deaf and closed minded to anything I had to say, completely ignoring the fact that my duties had been those of a product manager. This person was fixated on letting me know that this was not a technical position, which I knew very well; and had even dismissed me as a candidate prior to the call. A complete waste of time. I was disappointed at first, but later realized that I probably did not want to work for someone like that anyway; who would be so obtuse to the point of not even trusting the recruiter and allow for an open interview.