A recruiter reached out to me regarding a job posting I was somewhat qualified for - I was very specific about what I knew and didn't know in regard to the job posting with the recruiter, who told me not to worry, they rarely found anyone that matched every single requirement. I had a call with the hiring manger who asked me some very basic questions in which I answered all but one (and really that was just because I was given about 5 seconds to answer). I had the distinct impression the hiring manager had already decided against me even before any questions or comments were made on the call. A few weeks later, I got feedback that they weren't moving forward with my candidacy based on my lack of knowledge of Java and Python, which is strange because I do have that knowledge - but neither the recruiter nor the hiring manager asked *any* questions in regard to those topics.