> they couldn't just tell you whatever applicant attributes they wanted It's possible that the applicant attributes they wanted were a violation of U.S. labor

> they couldn't just tell you whatever applicant attributes they wanted It's possible that the applicant attributes they wanted were a violation of U.S. labor law, but they also knew that as long as they didn't explicitly say it, they couldn't be found guilty of violating the law later, so they leave it to you to guess.