Ahh thanks! So I assume they were just looking for moderators rather than employees.
That's where the 1 rep comes into play: the only way to get a diamond without rep is employment.
There are IIRC a few minor exceptions, but those are for smaller communities just out of Area 51 AFAIK and those still apply to users that have shown extensive involvement in those communities. That said those users still have more than 1 rep in all cases AFAIK.