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 Weekend Jobs Are Smarter Than Ever in 2026 The old version of a weekend job was folding sweaters at the mall for $10 an hour. That model still exists, but it’s no longer the whole story. In 2026, weekend work spans everything from remote customer service at $22/hr to weekend wedding photography at $800…
Flexible work was supposed to be the answer for working moms. And for a while, it was. Then came the return-to-office wave of 2025. Major corporations rushed to bring workers back five days a week, and the data tells an uncomfortable story. Labor force participation among women ages 25 to 44 with children under five…
The retirement dream looks a little different for a lot of people these days. Maybe Social Security covers the basics but not the extras. Maybe you retired early and miss having something purposeful to do between nine and noon. Or maybe you just want to stay sharp, earn a little extra, and do it from…
Why Former Teachers Are Built for Remote Work You spent years standing in front of a room full of people, managing chaos, simplifying complex ideas, and tracking 30 individual progress reports at once. Those skills do not disappear when you hand in your keys. What most former teachers underestimate is how directly their classroom abilities…
If you find phone calls draining, video meetings exhausting, or open-plan offices genuinely painful, you are not broken. You are an introvert, and the job market in 2026 has never been better suited to how your brain actually works. The rise of asynchronous remote work means companies are increasingly paying for what you produce, not…
The side hustle landscape just got a complete rewrite. AI tools, remote-first companies, and a turbulent job market have collided to create one of the most opportunity-rich moments in modern history for people who want to earn beyond their 9-to-5. The numbers back this up. Nearly half of American workers now have some form of…
Everyone is talking about what AI is coming for. Fewer people are talking about what it genuinely cannot touch. In March 2026, Anthropic, the company behind Claude, published a landmark research paper titled “Labor Market Impacts of AI: A New Measure and Early Evidence.” Most headlines zeroed in on the scary numbers: computer programmers at…
The AI revolution is not coming. It is already here, and it is reshaping how people earn money in ways that were unimaginable just three years ago. The global gig economy hit $674 billion in 2026, with around one-third of Americans running an active side hustle. What is different now is that AI has fundamentally…
If you are tired of waiting two weeks to see money from your extra work, you are in the right place. Most traditional part-time jobs pay on a cycle that feels completely disconnected from the effort you put in today. The good news is that the gig economy and AI revolution have flipped that model…
Rent is due. Textbooks cost more than a car payment. Your dining hall meal plan runs out on day 17 of a 30-day month. If any of that sounds familiar, you’re not alone. The cost of college has outpaced wages for years, and more students than ever are looking for ways to earn real money…
