Career Coaches to Follow in 2024
Erica was recognized for helping professionals translate nonlinear experience into a clearer career direction.
Media + expert commentary
Career expertise shaped inside the hiring room.
Erica Rivera is a Certified Professional Career Coach, former Google and Indeed recruiter, and speaker. Her career guidance has been published and cited by national media covering layoffs, workplace change, hiring, and professional reinvention.
Areas of expertise
Women in tech
Layoffs + reorgs
Career positioning
Hiring + interviews
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BUSINESS INSIDER
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Read Erica’s published career guidance.
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What I wish I had done before leaving Google
Erica shares how she built an exit fund, preserved performance evidence, and prepared for a major career transition.
What to do if you are labeled an underperformer
A 4-step response grounded in clarity, documentation, manager communication, and protecting future options.
6 steps after a missed job or promotion
Erica explains how to review the setback, reset the target, strengthen skills, activate relationships, and track progress.
Why white wording is not a résumé shortcut
Recruiter guidance from Erica on applicant tracking systems, tailored evidence, clear formatting, and measurable impact.
Selected as a Glassdoor Worklife Pro
Erica joined Glassdoor’s curated network of career experts contributing practical workplace and career guidance.
For journalists + producers
Clear commentary on the career moments people are living now.
Erica contributes practical, recruiter-informed perspective on layoffs, reorganizations, toxic workplaces, interview decisions, professional identity, career portfolios, and building career options beyond 1 employer.
Credentials: Certified Professional Career Coach. Former Google and Indeed recruiter. Career strategist for experienced women in tech.
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