(As in prior years, I will posting only once a week in July and August>)

A client of mine is faced with a problem that all of us engaged in selling professional services encounter sooner or later. She was approached by one of her clients who asked if she could get him a job at her firm. He had been a good client for several years, and she didn't want to alienate him as a client or a friend. Still, hiring someone away from a current account poses ethical problems and she didn't feel that he was a particularly good fit for the firm, in any event. How should she handle this delicate situation?