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Well the technical interviews I've had are really just some mid-level guy who will give you a `fizzbuzz' type problem or ask you to psuedocode an algorithm, 15 minutes at the most. He just wants to see that you know what you're doing and you know how to think. I know people who've had them over the phone.
The other person usually is aiming to get to know you and find out what you're like as a person. Granted, I've never had to actually sit there and draw out a UML, so I can't say for certain there aren't companies out there like he was describing, but for the most part they just like to talk to you about programming-related stuff to make conversation (...to a certain extent). Also, if you respond with `UML? DAT SHITS GEY', they probably won't hire you.