在进入一家公司工作的时候，通常公司会要求员工签署一份保密协议。保密协议在具体条款上，各个公司会有不用，一般的条目还是有相似之处的。下面是一份保密协议的英文范本，如果你要去外企工作，需要签类似的协议的话，不妨先来研读一下。

　　EMPLOYEE NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT

　　FOR GOOD CONSIDERATION, and in consideration of being employed by ________ (Company), the undersigned employee hereby agrees and acknowledges:

　　1. That during the course of my employ there may be disclosed to me certain trade secrets of the Company; said trade secrets consisting but not necessarily limited to:

　　a) Technical information: Methods, processes, formulae, compositions, systems, techniques, inventions, machines, computer programs and research projects.

　　b) Business information: Customer lists, pricing data, sources of supply, financial data and marketing, production, or merchandising systems or plans.

　　2. I agree that I shall not during, or at any time after the termination of my employment with the Company, use for myself or others, or disclose or divulge to others including future employees, any trade secrets, confidential information, or any other proprietary data of the Company in violation of this agreement.

　　3. That upon the termination of my employment from the Company:

　　a) I shall return to the Company all documents and property of the Company, including but not necessarily limited to: drawings, blueprints, reports, manuals, correspondence, customer lists, computer programs, and all other materials and all copies thereof relating in any way to the Company's business, or in any way obtained by me during the course of employ. I further agree that I shall not retain copies, notes or abstracts of the foregoing.

　　b) The Company may notify any future or prospective employer or third party of the existence of this agreement, and shall be entitled to full injunctive relief for any breach.

　　c) This agreement shall be binding upon me and my personal representatives and successors in interest, and shall inure to the benefit of the Company, its successors and assigns.

　　Signed this _____ day of ____________________, 20____.