Current hiring practices have led to a dwindling talent pool of applicants for many companies. The dwindling talent pool has led to declining work cultures and less office diversity. For these reasons, many experts have called attention of hiring unlikely candidates. Experts have cited that hiring unlikely candidates can often increase innovation and increase workplace resiliency.
See "The Need to Hire Unexpected Applicants ", Jennifer Risi, Quartz at Work , February 5, 2020