Jeff Gillis is the co-founder and Chief Technical Officer of The Interview Guys, the career-advice site he and Mike Simpson launched in 2013. Over the last 13 years, Jeff has been the strategic mind behind how the site connects with job seekers, helping reach more than 100 million people worldwide through content, tools, and product development.
His background is in IT and digital strategy, which shapes how he approaches the modern job search: ATS systems, resume optimization, the mechanics of how recruiters and platforms actually filter candidates, and the tactics that work when applying through online portals. Jeff has published more than 50 in-depth career resources including case studies, comprehensive guides, and video courses, and his work has appeared in INC, MSN, and ZDNet.
Articles credited to Jeff on The Interview Guys are reviewed and edited by him personally, with a focus on resume strategy, job-search tactics, and how to actually get past the digital gatekeepers most candidates struggle with.
Why $500 a Month Is the Perfect Starting Goal Five hundred dollars a month. That is one car payment. Half a rent payment. Four months of groceries. A credit card minimum payment and a streaming service and a tank of gas. It is not “quit your job” money. But it is “stop feeling financially trapped”…
You’ve been using AI to work faster, produce better output, and solve problems your competitors haven’t figured out yet. The question is: does your resume actually show that? Most candidates have swung hard in one direction. They’ve loaded up their skills section with tool names — ChatGPT, Claude, Midjourney, Copilot — and called it a…
There’s a narrative that has been circulating in every corporate memo, every hiring conversation, and every LinkedIn post for the past two years: AI will make you more productive. Learn the tools, adopt the workflows, and you’ll get twice as much done in half the time. A wave of new research published in early 2026…
Debt is heavy. And the frustrating thing is that cutting expenses alone rarely moves the needle fast enough. You can cancel subscriptions, skip coffee, and meal prep every Sunday, and your credit card balance still barely budges. That’s because the math of debt repayment is ruthless. At a 20% interest rate, roughly a third of…
Most job seekers spend hours prepping interview answers but zero time researching what they should actually get paid. Then when the question comes up — “What are your salary expectations?” — they either panic and low-ball themselves, or they pull a number out of thin air and hope it lands. That’s a losing strategy on…
The Freelance Boom Is Real, and AI Is Reshaping It More than 72 million Americans currently work independently in some capacity, and that number is projected to hit 86 million by 2027. That’s not a trend. That’s a fundamental shift in how work gets done. According to FlexJobs’ 2026 State of Remote Freelance Jobs Report,…
Most career-change cover letters fail before the second sentence. The writer spends the opening paragraph summarizing a work history the hiring manager can already see on the resume. Or worse, they apologize for their background. By the time they get to anything interesting, the reader has already moved on. A career change cover letter has…
Not a fan of networking events? Dread the idea of cold calls? Find small talk with strangers genuinely exhausting? You are not alone, and you are definitely not broken. Introverts make up a significant portion of the workforce, and in 2026 the side hustle economy has finally caught up to how they actually work best….
Finance is one of the best-kept secrets in the remote work world. While most people assume you need to be in a trading floor or a corner office to build a serious finance career, the reality in 2026 looks very different. Companies ranging from fast-growing startups to Fortune 500 enterprises are hiring fully remote financial…
Why Most Side Hustle Lists Fail Full-Time Workers Most “best side hustles” articles were written for people with unlimited time. They recommend things like flipping furniture, driving for rideshare apps, or managing rental properties without acknowledging a simple reality: if you work 40+ hours a week, you have maybe 10 to 15 spare hours to…
