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.
We talk to hiring managers every day who say the same thing: they can find plenty of candidates who say they “work with AI,” but almost nobody can walk them through why a model is failing, how to debug a training run, or what trade-offs they made choosing one architecture over another. That gap is…
You worked hard on your resume. You prepped your answers. You showed up to the video call on time, camera on, wearing a real shirt. And then you spent 40 minutes jumping through extra hoops because some company’s hiring team has been burned by AI fakers so many times that every candidate is now treated…
The Game Has Changed, and Most Candidates Don’t Know It Yet Something shifted in hiring over the past year, and most job seekers haven’t caught up. Resumes have gotten more polished. Cover letters have gotten more articulate. And behavioral interview answers? They’ve gotten more structured, more confident, and more suspiciously perfect. Hiring managers noticed. And…
Content moderation has quietly become one of the most in-demand digital jobs of the AI era. Every major platform, from social media giants to e-commerce marketplaces to AI companies themselves, needs trained humans to review content that algorithms can’t handle on their own. Here’s the thing most job guides miss: the AI boom isn’t replacing…
Why Rad Tech Interviews Are Different from Other Healthcare Interviews You already know imaging is in high demand. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects 5% employment growth for radiologic and MRI technologists through 2034, and the American Society of Radiologic Technologists reported a vacancy rate of 18.1% in radiography alone. That’s a dramatic jump from…
Fifty percent. That’s the share of American workers who now use artificial intelligence at work, according to new Gallup survey data published this week. It’s the first time that number has ever crossed the halfway mark in Gallup’s polling history, and it’s up from just 21% in mid-2023. By almost any measure, AI at work…
Most job seekers know the informational interview exists. Very few actually use it well. The concept sounds almost too simple. You reach out to someone working in a role or industry you’re interested in, ask if you can pick their brain for 20 minutes, and walk away with insider knowledge that no job description could…
You spent decades building skills, relationships, and judgment that most hiring managers would kill for. Now you’re looking for something flexible, remote, and worth your time. That’s a completely reasonable ask. Here’s the reality though: the job market in 2026 is genuinely complicated for retirees. Age discrimination is real. Some industries have changed faster than…
What Is UX Research and Why Is It Booming? If you’ve ever wondered why some apps feel effortless and others make you want to throw your phone across the room, that difference usually comes down to UX research. UX researchers study how real people interact with products, services, and digital experiences. They run interviews, design…
So you’ve landed a software engineering interview. That’s genuinely exciting. But if you’ve been spending every prep hour grinding LeetCode, you might be in for a surprise. The technical bar is still very real, but behavioral questions, system design discussions, and culture fit are now equally weighted at most major companies. Candidates who only prepare…
