Inquiring about a J&J policy of prohibiting former employees from ever interviewing with any other J&J owned companies post original employment???

[anonymous]

I don’t understand how J&J is legally allowed to adopt a policy, of not allowing former employees of any J&J company, at any point in their career, to be able to interview and get a position with Intra-Cellular Therapies, in light of J&J’s recent acquisition of them. This is regardless of how qualified and talented candidates may be, or the current relationships they may have in the territory they’re applying for, with PCP’s and Psychiatrists they can leverage to successfully sell Caplyta. The recruiter and ITCI’s Hiring Manager I was interviewing with for an open position on her team, were completely distraught and caught off guard minutes before my second round interview, about not being able to pursue my candidacy any further, for a role I was perfectly qualified for. How/why does J&J do this? Is there some sort of legality issue/reason? How is this justified, I’ve never heard of such a policy, ever. In my opinion, it’s very cruel, extremely unfair, and an absolutely ridiculous policy for J&J to adopt. Can someone please explain this policy to me, I’m really having a hard time understanding J&J’s reasoning and overall justification???

 

[anonymous]

I call BS.

 

[anonymous]

I don’t understand how J&J is legally allowed to adopt a policy, of not allowing former employees of any J&J company, at any point in their career, to be able to interview and get a position with Intra-Cellular Therapies, in light of J&J’s recent acquisition of them. This is regardless of how qualified and talented candidates may be, or the current relationships they may have in the territory they’re applying for, with PCP’s and Psychiatrists they can leverage to successfully sell Caplyta. The recruiter and ITCI’s Hiring Manager I was interviewing with for an open position on her team, were completely distraught and caught off guard minutes before my second round interview, about not being able to pursue my candidacy any further, for a role I was perfectly qualified for. How/why does J&J do this? Is there some sort of legality issue/reason? How is this justified, I’ve never heard of such a policy, ever. In my opinion, it’s very cruel, extremely unfair, and an absolutely ridiculous policy for J&J to adopt. Can someone please explain this policy to me, I’m really having a hard time understanding J&J’s reasoning and overall justification???

Did you leave J&J on your own? Would there be a "not eligible" to be rehired in your file? Can you inquire if this is a universal practice or something specific to you?