[macintux]

I don't know how this would scale for any non-entry-level position. Even desktop support requires more knowledge than a random person on the street has, so unless you're willing to spend a lot of money on training every new hire who may or may not pan out, you'd need to think about some qualification screen at a minimum.

[pasquinelli]

just because you hire anyone who applies doesn't mean just anyone will apply. people don't actually want to get a job they have no idea how to do. applicants will filter themselves. the question is how much better is a company's filtering process, really, than the applicants' self-filtering? would be embarrassing if it were no better, or even worse.

[jerf]

"just because you hire anyone who applies doesn't mean just anyone will apply"

I can only infer from this statement that you have never been in a hiring position in which you are receiving the raw resume submissions from the field. You either have never been in a hiring position, or you've only had the post-filter resume stream sent to you.

[s0rce]

Exactly, the majority of the applicants probably don't have relevant or adequate qualifications.

[macintux]

People are very good at not knowing how unqualified they are. Former brother-in-law of mine was convinced he was a computer expert because he built a computer once.

IT pay is well-known for being better than average, so I'd bet you'd have people who can move a mouse trying to get entry-level IT work at a company known for hiring anyone.

[sandworm101]

Penetration testers who own a kali usb. Security experts who went to RSA one year and chatted with the NSA booth guys. Html "coders".

[kbart]

Oh, that's far from worse.. the ones you've mentioned could at least qualify for entry level positions.

[bena]

Also, reading the article, it's not that they'll hire you right away, just that they will hire you. Basically, you put your name down on a job list and when a job opens up, the next person on the list gets it.