dont really know anything about this particular case, but: Isn't it common for job applications like this to state what they "want", even if they know that it

dont really know anything about this particular case, but: Isn't it common for job applications like this to state what they "want", even if they know that it doesn't exist? (such as 3 years of experience with an 1 year old product). Then they just hire the person who gets the closest to what they want.