A recent cartoon in the Wall Street Journal hits home with this thread. The job applicant is asked to sign a NDA (Non Disclosure Agreement) before being interviewed for the job!
When I think of all of the years I worked in the private sector without once even hearing of an NDA or knowing its existence! What is this world that we are handing on to these following generations?
It isn’t that uncommon if private equity ownership is involved and they are looking to replace someone at the C-suite level. It could also be that they are at the due diligence and/or offering stage and want to ensure exclusivity on the deal.