[bri3d]

Most large companies, for various legal, policy, and compliance reasons, require job requisitions to be posted externally in order to be posted for internal hiring and vice versa. This job listing is probably intended to make an internal hire.

[iso8859-1]

But why not list it as a "required" qualification then? This way, people will apply because they think it isn't necessary.

[throwaway0a5e]

Because some middle manager is likely filling out a web form with zero regard for accuracy because it's just a formality they already have someone in mind and HR is gonna bin all the resumes anyway.

[kevin_thibedeau]

If that someone is a guest worker the job posting is legally required.

[thisisnico]

I've seen companies list x number of requirements and hire someone that doesn't meet any of the "requirements".

[ethbr0]

Obvious that person had great culture-fit. /s

[baq]

the company and the hiring manager are interchangeable here and it's a lot easier to make sense of this if you know that it's basically one person making this decision instead of some nondescript black box grinding gears.

[ghaff]

People will apply anyway because so many requirements aren't.

Also, people do boomerang to companies they've worked at before.