[LadyShea]

thedoc, non compete clauses are useful to corporations as they have in interest an preventing people using employment to gain advantageous information (trade secrets and new product developments and such) and then use it to unfairly compete against said employer.

Now, there should be geographical and time limitations that are reasonable and do not prevent the employee from working anywhere at all. I think 9 months for a 3 month internship, presumably nationwide, is unreasonable.