The Head of Talent Acquisition reached out to me, and the screening call turned into a surprisingly in-depth interrogation about my team's AI and agentic workflow practices, specific tools, strategies, and internal processes. I kept my answers general, but the questions kept pushing for more detail about my current employer's work. At the end of the call he promised follow-up documents and said he'd reach out to schedule a next-step meeting with the VP of Engineering, but he ghosted instead. It's hard not to conclude that this was less of a candidate screening and more of a fishing expedition for competitive intelligence. If you have specialized knowledge in AI, go in with your guard up!