Re: Showing sample and proprietary content

[Joe Malin <jmalin -at- jmalin -dot- com>]

I am going through that as well. I did not sign an agreement
specifically for my writing, but in the computer business it's standard
to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) that prohibits you from sharing
your knowledge with other companies. Anything marked "confidential" is
not shareable even with your friends.

In my case, I was laid off, and my managers are very sympathetic to my
situation. I chose samples that, while technically confidential, were
not likely to reveal important information. I reviewed these samples
with a senior manager and got his permission to distribute them.

Since I work in the domain of software developer/API/architecture
documentation, I am certain I'll run into this problem again. I think I
will need to get a lawyer's assistance in drafting an agreement I can
present to a future employer to cover this situation.

Fortunately, I worked at Oracle, which makes its manuals freely
available on its website. I feel free to distribute Oracle samples
(subject to copyright restrictions).

Joe

Keith Hood wrote:
> When you guys are doing a job search, how do you
> handle the matter of showing samples of previous work
> if your previous work is proprietary content? I'm
> trying to answer a job ad that says the employer wants
> to see samples, but everything I've done for the past
> 8 years was all for the company's internal use only,
> and is supposed to be confidential. At my present job
> I even signed an agreement to that effect. Any advice
> on what to do?
>
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