In your rush to bash illegally-colluding tech execs for the engineer shortage you seem to have missed the end of the article where the policy is posted. From th

In your rush to bash illegally-colluding tech execs for the engineer shortage you seem to have missed the end of the article where the policy is posted. From that document: "For each of these 'Restricted Hiring' companies... "3. Additionally there are _no_ restrictions at _any_ level for engeineering candidates" The majority of the companies included were just on a "Do Not Cold Call" list, but Google would actively recruit people from those companies based on referrals, and of course based on applications. So, if you worked at Apple and applied to Google, Google would actively recruit you. I fail to see how this policy has anything to do with an engineering shortage. It may well be deemed illegal, but it's certainly not as bad as you're making it out to be.