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.
Payroll is one of those fields that people underestimate until they realize just how essential and recession-resistant it truly is. Every company that has employees needs payroll expertise, regardless of what the economy is doing or what AI is automating. And in 2026, that demand has only grown more interesting. Here’s what’s happening right now:…
If you’ve ever been the person in the room who spots the typo on a PowerPoint slide, notices the awkward cut in a YouTube video, or cringes at a poorly paced podcast, you might already have the instincts for a remote editing career. And 2026 is genuinely a great time to chase it. The creator…
Every time you get a sharp, accurate answer from an AI chatbot, a human was involved in training it. That human might have been a freelancer in Ohio rating AI responses on their laptop at midnight. Or a former teacher writing challenging math prompts for a machine learning project. The AI boom has quietly created…
Something interesting is happening in workplaces right now. Pay raises are getting smaller. A WTW survey of roughly 31,000 organizations found that companies predicted salary budget increases of just 3.9% for 2025, down from 4.5% in 2023. Companies are tightening budgets. And yet workers are refusing to budge on what they expect from their jobs….
Let’s be direct about something most “non-phone work from home jobs” articles won’t say: a significant chunk of the roles that used to dominate this category are being automated away right now. Generic transcription has been largely taken over by tools like Whisper and Otter.ai. Basic data entry is being replaced by automation inside accounting…
You have a contact at the company. They told you about the job opening. They said you should apply. That is a huge advantage — and most candidates completely waste it. Here is the thing most cover letter advice gets wrong: they treat the referral mention as the point of the opening paragraph when it…
You worked hard to build your career. Promotions, expanded titles, bigger budgets, more responsibility. And now you’re applying for a job that’s a step or two back from where you are, and you’re watching your own resume work against you. It’s one of the most frustrating situations in a job search. You’re clearly capable of…
Finding a remote job is one thing. Finding a job that’s actually fully remote — zero office days, no mandatory in-person meetings, no “just this once” commutes — is a different challenge entirely. In 2026, return-to-office pressure from major employers has made the job market more confusing for remote job seekers. Companies slap “remote” on…
Finding a legitimate work-from-home job should be exciting, not terrifying. But in 2026, the remote job market has a serious problem that nobody warned you about. Job scam losses skyrocketed from $90 million in 2020 to over $501 million in 2024, according to the Federal Trade Commission. And in just the first quarter of 2025,…
Why Remote Communications Jobs Are Having a Moment Communications used to be one of those fields where you needed to be in the room. Press briefings, executive prep sessions, newsroom pitches over coffee. For a long time, that physical proximity felt non-negotiable. That changed. Companies discovered that a skilled communications professional can protect a brand’s…
