ex-recruiter here: we used to word very carefully that they were "gifts", and they were nearly alway gift cards (not VISA) as "a way of saying thank you for you

ex-recruiter here: we used to word very carefully that they were "gifts", and they were nearly alway gift cards (not VISA) as "a way of saying thank you for your time". Also, I feel like I could start a business based purely on giving out this one piece of advice: Don't make them sign an NDA. It's just a poor experience for everyone involved, and as the person being interviewed, it can leave a really bad taste in their mouth and put a real distrust in what you're doing. If you really must expose them to IP-sensitive information, think about why you're doing it. It's really easy to think of a technical test that's anonymized enough to avoid this.