Interview

Google-suggested questions for interviews: do they work?

  • On December 20, 2025
A former Google recruiter lists his top four questions for candidates to always ask in interviews to set themselves apart. Let’s go through them. One of them I would never ask in a Bay Area in-house interview! “What is the company’s north star for the next 12 months?” I don’t recommend this one. While it’s […]
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Compensation, GC, Inhouse

Roku & Snap land new GCs with huge stock grants

  • On December 14, 2025
Roku and Snap gave substantial equity grants to land their new GCs, per Corporate Counsel/Recorder. In November, Roku hired Chris Handman, a veteran GC including at Snap, and gave him a $9.2M equity grant that vested quarterly over two years. Two weeks after Roku’s hire, Snap hired Zachary Briers from Munger Tolles and awarded him a […]
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Compensation

Proven scripts for negotiating in-house pay

  • On December 7, 2025
When you get an offer, it’s always worth negotiating respectfully! This post gives 10 good scripts. The ones that work best for Bay Area in-house jobs: Citing another offer (this is the strongest lever): “I have other offers but prefer here – can we align?” Bay Area companies are used to candidates getting multiple offers and […]
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Interview

How to tweak Accenture’s top interview tips for in-house

  • On November 30, 2025
To glean tips for in-house interviews, I read what execs of top companies say they look for. Sometimes the advice applies and sometimes it doesn’t. This exact scenario was the case with the head of HR at Accenture discussing her red and green flags when interviewing job applicants. Half of what she says is spot […]
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Networking

How to ask for an introduction

  • On November 16, 2025
I get asked to make intros all the time. I love tech exec and public Board member Joe Hurd‘s repost on how to ask for one. Key things: Everyone must benefit from the intro, from the person asking for the intro, the introducer, and the person being introduced. The intro will only move forward if […]
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Job Search

How to get hired by year end in this market

  • On November 16, 2025
A former Google recruiter gives decent tips on how to get hired by year end in this market: Know what the market needs and how you can fill it. She correctly says “Ask yourself: What is your seniority level? What’s your niche? What’s your specialty? It’s not just about the type of job you want, […]
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Interview

9 interview mistakes: do they apply to in-house jobs?

  • On October 25, 2025
Yes, I have seen all nine interview red flags cited in this article knock out solid candidates for in-house interviews. Sometimes career advice is too generic for our esoteric space, but these definitely apply to lawyers at all levels applying to in-house jobs in the Bay Area. I’ve put them in the order of frequency […]
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