If I get 100 talent acquisition pros in a room and ask them if it is ethical to recruit each other's employees, about half will say no. In fact, there are even a number who will say, "We have an agreement to not recruit from each other!"

In other words, it's normal practice in the corporate world. It's very common to hear talent acquisition departments say they don't actively recruit from each other because they've been told not to by their executives.

Here's a small prediction: That type of conversation will soon be a thing of the past, although I doubt very highly the activity will be.

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