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.
Interviewing at Christian Brothers Automotive isn’t quite like interviewing at a dealership or a big chain shop. Each location is independently owned, so the person across the table is usually the franchise owner, and they care as much about who you are as what you can do under the hood. That changes how you should…
Hannaford has been part of Northeastern grocery life since 1883, and today the company runs 189 stores across five states. That deep local history matters, because when you sit down for your interview, the person across the table usually cares just as much about whether you fit the community as whether you can ring up…
Old Dominion Freight Line isn’t your average trucking company, and the interview reflects that. Whether you’re going for a City P&D driver spot, a line haul run, a dock job, a diesel tech role, outside sales, a management trainee position, or a customer service clerk seat, the people across the table care about who you…
Applying at Arby’s is one of the friendlier interview experiences you’ll find in fast food, but friendly doesn’t mean automatic. Managers still have a short list of things they want to hear, and knowing them ahead of time is what separates a same-day offer from a “we’ll call you.” Whether you’re going for a Team…
Texas Health Resources isn’t just another big employer in the Dallas, Fort Worth area. It’s one of the largest faith-based nonprofit health systems in the country, with over 29,000 team members spread across more than 400 points of care. That scale matters when you’re prepping. Whether you’re going out for a Registered Nurse role, a…
Getting an interview at Riot Games feels a little different from most tech companies. They don’t just want to know if you can ship code or design a feature. They want to know if you actually play, understand, and care about their games. Riot is a big operation now, with over 4,500 employees across global…
If you’ve got an interview lined up at Universal Truckload Services, you’re stepping into one of the bigger names under Universal Logistics Holdings, an asset-light transportation company headquartered in Warren, Michigan with more than 100 locations across North America. The roles vary a lot, from CDL-A drivers to dispatchers, warehouse associates, fleet managers, and operations…
Food Lion runs more than 1,000 grocery stores across 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states, and it serves over 10 million customers every single week. That means a lot of open shifts, and a lot of interviews happening right now for cashiers, produce and deli associates, grocery stockers, and future store managers. Here’s the good news….
Intuit builds the products that millions of people use to file taxes, run small businesses, and manage their money. Across TurboTax, QuickBooks, Credit Karma, and Mailchimp, the company serves roughly 100 million customers worldwide, so when interviewers ask you a question, they’re really asking how you’d help those customers. That customer focus shows up in…
If you’re eyeing a job at David Weekley Homes, you’re looking at one of the largest privately held home builders in the country, and a company that takes its hiring seriously. Really seriously. The process here is long by design. Glassdoor data pegs the average at 55 days from first interview to offer, and you’ll…
