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Re:Google recruiter: Company kept 'do not touch' in hiring list by roc on Thursday June 04, 2009 @02:49PM (#641941)
Because AFAIK it wasn't limited to partners/competition. It was more of a backroom "we won't if you won't" agreement between a large web of tech companies.

It wasn't -universal-, but widespread enough to catch the eye of regulators. And, historically, by the time federal regulators move on a problem it's far larger and more serious than most realize.

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Re:Google recruiter: Company kept 'do not touch' in hiring list by jerf on Thursday June 04, 2009 @04:49PM (#642189)
"Because AFAIK it wasn't limited to partners/competition. It was more of a backroom "we won't if you won't" agreement between a large web of tech companies."

You've missed my question. What is "it"? We won't what? We won't recruit from you, or we won't ever hire anybody with you on the resume?

It's two completely different things and munging them together is confusing and wrong.

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