Patently false. Just because you get hired every time you have experience with a companys tech stack doesn't mean a lot of us has to jump through a lot of hoops without knowing why.
Me? I have wondered if I should make job applications a hobby regardless if I want a new job right there or not.
(oh, btw: I have had good work, without time between since 2007, when I had a few weeks between two jobs. I'm just so tired of wasting time on the recruitment process.)
I have been hired without experience: that was how my Java career started.
Basically it went like this: registered with recruiting agency - got a call a few days later asking if I would like a plane ticket - met up with the company next time I crossed the mountains anyway, told them I knew next to nothing about Java, was told that I looked smart and as long as I picked it up within the next 6 months they would be happy. So I started after my summer holiday and was fixing bugs within the first week.
At that place everone including our designer could code because they made sure to make it easy to get started. Since then I try to do the same.
Edit: this is also the only time recruiting agencies hasn't been a complete and utter waste of my time.
To be honest I was honest at time as well and announced loud and clear that I knew nothing about Java. For those people smart seemed to matter more than experienced.
Me? I have wondered if I should make job applications a hobby regardless if I want a new job right there or not.
(oh, btw: I have had good work, without time between since 2007, when I had a few weeks between two jobs. I'm just so tired of wasting time on the recruitment process.)