Market competition for IT talent remains so stiff that IT leaders are increasingly looking to poach employees from other departments to fill IT openings.
But snagging a potentially new IT “shining star” from another business function, even when the employee has already expressed an interest in shifting to an IT career, can get complicated.
Take, for example, an employee who has strong business chops in a particular domain that IT lacks. And suppose this person is a known high-performer and has a natural interest in and demonstrated aptitude for IT.
