JOB INTERVIEW Nondisclosure Agreement

You may end up divulging trade secrets when interviewing prospective employees, especially for sensitive jobs. Any person you hire should be required to sign an employee NDA (or an employment agreement containing a nondisclosure provision). But, of course, the interviewees you don't hire won't be signing an employment NDA or employment agreement. For this reason, have applicants for sensitive positions sign a simple nondisclosure agreement at the beginning of a job interview. You can find an explanation for the Visitor Nondisclosure agreement here.

You can copy and paste this agreement into your word processing program and use it for personal or business use. Your rights to use the agreement are limited by our terms and conditions. This agreement allows you to choose alternative provisions. Be sure to eliminate those provisions you do not need. Consult an attorney if you need professional assurance that the information is appropriate to your situation. In general, a business attorney or intellectual property attorney can best guide you regarding NDAs.

INTERVIEW Nondisclosure Agreement

("Company") and  ("Applicant") agree as follows:

1. Company is interviewing Applicant for the position of __________ and to work on the following projects: ___________________________________________________.

2. Company's trade secrets may be disclosed during the interview process or as a result of Applicant's access to Company's premises.

3. Company's trade secrets consist of information and materials that are valuable and not generally known by Company's competitors, including:

(a) Any and all information concerning Company's current, future or proposed products, including, but not limited to, computer code, drawings, specifications, notebook entries, technical notes and graphs, computer printouts, technical memoranda and correspondence, product development agreements and related agreements.

(b) Information and materials relating to Company's purchasing, accounting and marketing; including, but not limited to, marketing plans, sales data, unpublished promotional material, cost and pricing information and customer lists.

(c) Information of the type described above which Company obtained from another party and which Company treats as confidential, whether or not owned or developed by Company.

(d) Other: ___________________________________________________

4. At all times, Applicant will keep confidential and will not make use of or disclose to any third party any of Company's trade secrets.

5. Applicant will not use, disclose to Company, or cause Company to use any trade secret or confidential information of any other person or entity.

Company:___________________________________________________

(Signature)___________________________________________________

(Typed or Printed Name):________________________________________

Title: ___________________________________________________

Date: ___________________________________________________

Applicant: ___________________________________________________

(Signature)___________________________________________________

(Typed or Printed Name)___________________________________________________

Date: ___________________________________________________