Don't Blabber About Your Employer During Interviews

As I do phone screens and in-person interviews with candidates, it’s funny and ironic to me how much sensitive information they disclose about their employer just for the asking. The kind of inside knowledge most employers would hate to see disclosed about their operations, which is why they put draconian clauses about it in employment contracts. And yet, that knowledge walks out the door that easily.

When I ask someone to explain how he went about scaling a web app, I’m not asking how the manufacturing floor is set up or what goes on there. I’m talking shop. I’m judging the thought process and technical prowess.

Please be courteous to your still-current employer and don’t leak sensitive information.