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.
If you’ve been researching resume tips lately, you’ve probably heard one consistent message: skip the objective statement. Career coaches say they’re outdated. Hiring managers claim they skip right over them. Even your college career center might tell you to delete that “seeking a challenging position” line and move on. But here’s the thing. That advice…
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You’re finally in college, ready to take on the world. But when you start applying for that first internship or part-time job, you hit a wall. How do you write a resume when you’re just starting out? Here’s what most college freshmen don’t realize: Employers aren’t expecting you to have a decade of experience. They…
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You’ve finally graduated from nursing school. You’ve passed your NCLEX. You’ve got your RN license in hand and you’re ready to start saving lives. But when you sit down to create your new graduate nurse resume, you’re hit with a paralyzing thought: how do you stand out when you barely have any real-world nursing experience?…
Your coworker just turned 25 last week. She brought cupcakes to celebrate. What you didn’t see was her crying in her car during lunch, overwhelmed by work stress, student loan payments, and the crushing weight of trying to build a career in a job market that feels rigged against her. She’s not alone. According to…
The job search in 2025 looks nothing like it did even two years ago. You’re not imagining it. Job seekers today face a perfect storm of challenges. AI systems screen out qualified candidates before human eyes ever see their resumes. Remote opportunities that exploded during the pandemic are now quietly disappearing. The average application process…
You’ve spent hours perfecting your work experience bullets and fine-tuning your skills section. Your resume looks professional, polished, and ready to send. But then you pause. Should you add that section at the bottom listing your hobbies and interests? Will it make you seem more well-rounded or just unprofessional? Here’s what makes this decision tricky:…
Your resume landed on a hiring manager’s desk. They glance at your name, scan down to your work experience section, and within seconds, they’ve decided whether you’re worth a phone screen or destined for the rejection pile. The brutal truth? That decision happens in under 8 seconds, and your work experience section is doing most…
While Amazon orders employees back five days a week and 83% of CEOs plan full office returns within three years, a quiet revolution is happening in five industries that are doing the exact opposite. From 2023 to 2025, the number of workers required in the office regularly surged to 75%, up from 63%. Major companies…
The seasonal job market just became a bloodbath. Searches for holiday jobs are up 27% compared to last year, while seasonal job postings have only increased by 2.7%. That’s not a typo. For every 10 new job seekers flooding the market, there’s barely one new position available. It gets worse. Retailers are projected to add…
In August 2025, while the official unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%, half a million Americans quietly disappeared from the job market statistics. They’re not working. They’re not counted as unemployed. They’ve simply given up. These are discouraged workers, people who want jobs and would take one if offered, but have stopped actively searching because…
