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a. Anyone with a criminal record cannot apply for this job.
b. Anybody who is Tom's friend cannot be trusted.
Are the above sentences grammatical and meaningful?
I tend to use 'nobody who... can...' in these situations, but I think (a) and (b) are correct as well. Just had a nagging doubt.
I would make a couple of changes to your first example:
There's nothing to stop a person with a criminal record from applying for the job, so that person can apply for the job, but shouldn't because they will be automatically disqualified.
This is debatable, but since the unspecified person has a criminal record, it's more specific than just anybody. So:
Someone with a criminal record should not apply for this job.
Your second example is fine. I personally would say "Anyone," but you could use anybody, anyone, somebody or someone.
