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.
Santander is one of the biggest banking names in the world, and interviewing there feels a little different than a generic branch job. The bank runs on something called ‘The Santander Way,’ and interviewers actively listen for whether you get it. Whether you’re going for a teller spot, a relationship banker role, a branch manager…
Southern Company isn’t a startup chasing the next disruption. It’s one of the largest regulated utilities in the country, keeping the lights on and the gas flowing for around 9 million customers across six states. That stability shapes everything about the interview. With roughly 28,600 employees and about US$26.72 billion in annual revenue, this is…
If you’re eyeing a job at Goodyear Auto Service, here’s some good news right up front: the interviews are known for being quick, friendly, and pretty straightforward. Most store-level candidates report wrapping the whole thing up in a single in-person conversation, sometimes on the same day they walk in. That doesn’t mean you can wing…
Suffolk Construction doesn’t interview like a company that just wants a warm body on the jobsite. It interviews like a company that wants to know what kind of person you are when the schedule slips and the pressure’s on. That’s the thing most candidates miss. Reviewers on Glassdoor consistently note there aren’t many technical gotchas…
You got the email. It mentions a “Korn Ferry Assessment,” gives you a deadline, and suddenly your stomach drops. That’s a completely normal reaction, and you’re in the right place. Korn Ferry is a global management consulting and executive search firm, and its assessment suite is one of the most widely used pre-employment and leadership…
Hensel Phelps doesn’t hire the way a lot of contractors do. It’s an employee-owned company, which means the people across the table from you literally own a piece of what you build together, and they take cultural fit seriously because of it. That changes what the interview is actually about. Yes, they want to know…
Houston Community College is one of the largest open-admission institutions in the country, and it hires for a huge range of roles: adjunct professors, full-time faculty, academic advisors, enrollment specialists, testing assistants, student services coordinators, and administrative staff. Whichever job you’re chasing, the interview tends to feel different from a typical corporate sit-down. For starters,…
You got the email. It mentions Pymetrics (or Harver), a link, a deadline, and a bunch of “games,” and your first thought is probably “wait, is this a real test or a trick?” Take a breath. It’s real, it’s beatable, and it’s a lot less mysterious once someone explains what’s actually happening. Pymetrics is a…
Maricopa Community Colleges runs one of the largest community college systems in the country, supporting nearly 10,000 jobs and careers across the Phoenix metro area. That scale means a lot of open roles, and it also means a hiring process that’s more structured than most people expect. Here’s the part that trips candidates up: the…
SAP runs quietly behind a huge chunk of the global economy. Around 90% of Fortune 500 companies use some form of SAP software, according to SAP PRESS, which means landing a role here puts you near the center of how enterprises actually operate. That reach also means the bar is real. SAP’s interview difficulty sits…
