Pilar Alfonso
Career coach for people breaking into tech
| Hourly rate range | $90 to $175 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Professionals |
| Practice | Gogotechy |
Pilar Alfonso is a career coach who helps people break into tech, in both technical and non-technical roles. She spent 10 years working in tech at Google, Meta and TikTok before she left to coach full time. She founded Gogotechy and has coached more than 300 professionals through the job search. She also teaches at IE and IESE university. Her focus is clear positioning, high-stakes interviews and landing offers at leading tech companies.
What Pilar helps with
Pilar helps people get hired in tech. She works on how candidates present themselves, how they prepare for interviews and how they run a job search.
- Breaking into tech from a non-tech background
- Positioning yourself clearly for tech employers
- Preparing for high-stakes interviews
- Running a job search with AI tools
- Landing offers at leading tech companies
- Career planning
- Leadership
Who Pilar works with
Pilar works with professionals who want to move into tech. Her clients aim for technical and non-technical roles, at fast-growing startups and at global tech companies.
How Pilar works
Pilar coaches with a method she built called NAILED. It is based on the idea that candidates lose out because they do not know the rules of the hiring game, and those rules can be learned. Her work draws on her hiring experience inside Google, Meta and TikTok. Gogotechy also offers on-demand courses and an AI career agent that runs unlimited mock interviews.
Background and qualifications
Pilar Alfonso spent 10 years working in tech at Google, Meta and TikTok. She saw talented people lose out to candidates who understood the hiring process better. That pushed her to leave corporate work and focus on career coaching. She founded Gogotechy, a career coaching and interview prep platform for people entering tech. She has coached more than 300 professionals through their job search. She also teaches at IE and IESE university and works as an angel investor.
Pilar Alfonso pricing
Programs and services
- One-on-one career coaching
- Get hired in one month coaching package
- Break into tech coaching for tech and non-tech roles
- Advance your career package
- Hourly custom coaching
- Free live events
Pilar Alfonso reviews
The CoachVouch take
Pilar is a former Google, Meta and TikTok employee who built her own method, NAILED, and an AI interview platform.
Best for professionals who want to land a tech job, including people moving in from non-tech roles.
Common questions
How much does Pilar Alfonso charge?
Coaching with Pilar runs $90 to $175 an hour. Request an intro for an exact quote.
What does Pilar Alfonso help with?
Pilar Alfonso helps with breaking into tech from a non-tech background, positioning yourself clearly for tech employers, preparing for high-stakes interviews and running a job search with AI tools.
Does Pilar Alfonso coach people who do not have a tech background?
Yes. Her coaching covers how to break into tech for both tech and non-tech roles.
What is the NAILED methodology?
NAILED is the job search method Pilar built. It teaches the rules of the hiring game so candidates do not rely on generic advice.
How do I contact Pilar Alfonso?
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