Professional Courtesy?

mae0111

Say you're a manager, and you have an opening in your group. You know of a person on another team internally that would be perfect for the role, but they haven't applied. Would you reach out to them directly? Or give their manager a heads up first? What if you had worked closely with the manager in the recent past - would that change your decision? I'm not talking about giving the manager a heads up if one of their staff applies. I mean if you offer that person an interview, or the job, without the staff initiating it? In my company, it's normal for the managers to talk first in these cases. 99% of the time, everyone is supportive. I'm just wondering if this is normal, because we are seeing former colleagues that have moved to other departments reach out directly to junior staff, offering more money for dead end jobs.

MommyAtty

At our company it would be considered a huge faux pas not to approach the manager before approaching staff. If the staff initiates, it's more of a case-by-case thing, but the current manager can't prevent the staff member from taking the new job.