Telephonic interviews won't focus heavily on technicals, but rather on change reasons and working interests.

Interviews with most senior colleagues in the recruiting team typically involve 4 to 5 rounds of discussion, culminating in a final round with the recruiting manager. These discussions touch upon most projects mentioned in the CV and estimate confidence levels. They assess networking and communication understanding.

Managerial discussions will be more focused on the interviewer's ability to work on critical 'clock domain crossing' and sync/async reset issues.

An interviewer's attitude might be a deciding factor, especially if they are from a reputed institute and competitive companies.

How to process a high-rate signal in a low-frequency clock.