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.
You spend hours crafting the perfect resume. You customize your cover letter. You check every box on the job requirements list. And then? Radio silence. Or worse, an automated rejection email within minutes of clicking submit. Here’s what nobody wants to admit: those job descriptions you’re meticulously trying to match weren’t written to find the…
The Irony That’s Breaking the Hiring System Here’s a statistic that should make every job seeker feel vindicated: according to the [isolved HR Trends Report released February 4, 2026](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/02/04/3232112/0/en/62-of-HR-Leaders-Are-Facing-a-Self-Inflicted-Talent-Crisis-Balancing-an-Employer-s-Market-with-Talent-Shorta ges.html), 62% of HR leaders admit their industry faces a talent crisis that they themselves created. Not because there aren’t enough qualified candidates. Not because workers…
When more than 300 Washington Post journalists woke up on February 4, 2026, most of them had no idea it would be their last day at one of the most storied newsrooms in American history. By that afternoon, entire sections had been eliminated. The sports desk was gone. The books section was gone. Foreign bureaus…
Why Job Seekers Need Passive Income in 2026 Here’s something most career advice overlooks. The average job search in 2026 isn’t a two-week sprint. According to a 2025 Annual Job Search Trends Report from Huntr, the median time to receive a first job offer climbed steadily throughout 2025, rising from 57 days in Q1 to…
Your LinkedIn profile blends in with thousands of others. Your resume gets filtered by robots before a human ever sees it. And when someone Googles your name, what do they find? Having a personal website in 2026 isn’t about vanity. It’s about control. When a hiring manager, potential client, or collaborator searches for you, your…
When More Means Less The 2026 job market is experiencing something unprecedented. Applications per role have doubled since spring 2022, according to LinkedIn’s latest research. You’d think this would make hiring easier. It’s done the exact opposite. 66% of recruiters now say finding quality talent has become harder, not easier. Meanwhile, 80% of job seekers…
The salary silence that defined workplace culture for decades is officially over. Gen Z workers aren’t just comfortable discussing their paychecks. They’re actively weaponizing pay transparency as a tool for equity, forcing companies to abandon compensation secrecy whether they like it or not. According to recent workforce data, nearly 40% of Gen Z employees openly…
Why Starting a Consulting Business Is the Smartest Move for Professionals Here is something most career advice will never tell you. If you want to know how to start a consulting business, you are already closer than you think. And the best time to do it is while you still have a steady paycheck. That…
If you’re a marketer without a portfolio website, you’re essentially asking hiring managers to just take your word for it. And in 2026, that’s a tough sell. Think about it from the other side of the desk. A hiring manager is staring at 200 nearly identical resumes for a single marketing role. Every candidate claims…
The job search landscape in 2026 looks nothing like it did even two years ago. With 83% of companies now using AI resume screening and the average job search taking 20 weeks, flooding job boards with generic applications has become a recipe for frustration and rejection. Enter TopResume’s Get Hired Now service, a concierge-style job…
