Should HR Do My Phone Screens Before I Interview?

Human Resources often conducts phone screens of job opening candidates. Some times this is okay, but usually it's not.

Most managers generally think of "the interviewing process" as, get an open req, post the job, screen some resumes, conduct phone screens, and then conduct face to face interviews. Some times HR runs the process, sometimes they don't. But far too many managers allow HR to play too big a role in screening candidates during phone screens.