Mike Simpson is the co-founder of The Interview Guys, the career-advice site he launched in February 2013 to help job seekers actually land the roles they want. Over the last 13 years, the site has reached more than 100 million job seekers worldwide, and Mike's particular focus is interview preparation: how candidates can actually answer the questions hiring managers really care about.
He holds a Business degree from Bishop's University (HR major, Economics minor) and is an active member of the Professional Association of Résumé Writers & Career Coaches (PARWCC) and the National Career Development Association (NCDA). His advice has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, and CNBC, and is referenced by career-services teams at the University of Michigan, Penn State, Northeastern, the University of Toronto, McGill, Wellesley College, and Kansas State, among others.
Articles credited to Mike on The Interview Guys are reviewed and edited by him personally to make sure the frameworks, examples, and recommendations match what actually works in real interviews.
If you’re interviewing at Seasons 52, you’ve picked a spot that takes hospitality seriously. This is a Darden-owned fresh grill and wine bar where every menu item comes in under 595 calories and the menu shifts with the seasons. Here’s the good news. The process is friendlier than you might expect. Glassdoor pegs the interview…
Landing an interview at McKinsey is a genuine accomplishment, and it also means the real work is just starting. This is a firm where fewer than 1% of applicants receive an offer, according to Hacking the Case Interview, so walking in prepared isn’t optional. The tricky part is that McKinsey tests two very different skills…
Madison Square Garden Entertainment runs some of the most iconic venues on the planet, from The Garden itself to Radio City Music Hall, the Beacon Theatre, and the Chicago Theatre. When you interview here, you’re not just competing for a job. You’re proving you can help deliver unforgettable nights to millions of fans. That’s exactly…
So you got the email. It mentions “Wonderlic” somewhere in the fine print, and now you’re googling at 11pm trying to figure out what you just agreed to. Take a breath. You’re in the right place. Here’s the truth: the Wonderlic isn’t an IQ test you either pass or fail. It’s a pre-employment assessment suite…
If you’ve got an interview coming up at Chili’s, here’s some good news: it’s one of the friendlier interviews you’ll ever sit through. Most candidates describe a quick, casual chat with a manager, often right at a table in the dining room, wrapping up in under 15 minutes. That relaxed vibe fools people, though. A…
Let’s clear up the confusion first. A lot of people search for a P&G “HireVue” interview, but P&G runs its own in-house tool called the PEAK Performance Assessment. It’s a proprietary online portal, not a named third-party video vendor. Here’s what trips candidates up. The PEAK sits immediately after you submit your application, before any…
If you’ve got an interview lined up at European Wax Center, you’re probably applying for one of a handful of roles: Wax Specialist, Esthetician, Guest Service Associate, Receptionist, or Center Manager. The good news is the process is usually friendly and low-pressure, and you don’t need years of experience to get hired. Here’s the thing…
You got an email mentioning Arctic Shores, you clicked through, and now you’re staring at something that looks more like a mobile game than a job assessment. That jolt of confusion is completely normal, and you’re in the right place. Arctic Shores is a task-based psychometric assessment. Instead of answering written questions, you complete short…
Omnicom isn’t one company you walk into. It’s a network of more than a thousand agencies spread across a hundred-plus countries, which means the person interviewing you at BBDO sees the world a little differently than the one hiring at OMD, PHD, or Omnicom Health Group. That’s the first thing most candidates miss. They prep…
If you’ve got an interview coming up at Spectrum Health, you’re stepping into one of the biggest health systems in Michigan. After the 2022 merger with Beaumont Health, the organization rebranded as Corewell Health and now employs more than 60,000 people across dozens of facilities. That size matters for you because the interview experience shifts…
