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.
Aerospace interviews are a different animal. One panel wants you to derive lift from first principles at a whiteboard, the next wants to know how you kept a structural analysis on schedule when the test data came back ugly. And the field spans a huge range of employers. You’ve got legacy defense primes, commercial aircraft…
Cleveland Clinic isn’t just another hospital job, and the people interviewing you know it. They’re looking for caregivers (yes, everyone there is called a caregiver, including physicians) who buy into the mission and not just the paycheck. Whether you’re applying to be a registered nurse, a medical assistant, a patient access specialist, or an allied…
Email Marketing Manager interviews are unusual because they test four different people inside you at once. You need the copywriter who sweats over subject lines, the technician who understands deliverability, the analyst who reads KPIs without flinching, and the strategist who ties it all to revenue. That range is exactly why the role pays well….
USAA is one of those employers people apply to and then quietly hope they don’t blow the interview. The brand is strong, the benefits are good, and the mission to serve military members and their families pulls in a lot of candidates who genuinely care. That popularity is exactly why the bar is high. Whether…
Cement mason interviews don’t usually feel like corporate sit-downs. More often it’s a foreman, superintendent, or HR coordinator sizing up whether you actually know concrete, whether you’ll show up, and whether you’ll keep yourself and the crew safe on the slab. That straightforwardness is good news and bad news. It means fewer trick questions, but…
The title “Communications Coordinator” hides a lot of different jobs. You might be writing press releases at a corporation one day, managing an internal newsletter the next, or running a nonprofit’s social channels and tracking every click. That variety is exactly why the interview matters so much. Employers across corporate, nonprofit, government, and agency settings…
If you’ve got an interview coming up at Pizza Hut, here’s the good news right away: this is one of the most approachable hiring processes you’ll find in fast food. Most interviews are short, casual conversations with a store manager, and offers often come the same day. That doesn’t mean you should wing it. The…
Counselor interviews are different from most job interviews, and you already know that. You’re not just being judged on whether you can do the work. You’re being judged on whether you’d be safe, steady, and genuinely present in a room with someone at their lowest point. That’s true whether you’re applying to be a K-12…
Five Below interviews have a reputation for being friendly, fast, and a little fun, which fits a company whose whole purpose is “Let Go & Have Fun.” That doesn’t mean you can wing it, though. The store is a fast-paced, high-traffic, open-floor environment, and managers are screening hard for attitude, availability, and reliability. Here’s the…
Manufacturing Engineer is one of those titles that means a dozen different things depending on who’s hiring. You could be optimizing an assembly line at an automotive plant, validating a sterile process at a medical device company, or wiring up robots for an Industry 4.0 retrofit. The pay reflects how much value the role carries….
