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.
Accounts payable work looks simple from the outside. You get an invoice, you pay it, you move on. Anyone who’s actually done the job knows it’s a high-volume, deadline-driven balancing act where one sloppy keystroke can freeze a vendor relationship or blow up a month-end close. That’s exactly what interviewers are trying to figure out….
Marriott’s HireVue is a one-way, recorded video interview. There’s no live person on the other end, just pre-set questions, a 30-second window to think, and a single take with no do-overs. That format rattles people. Talking to a webcam in silence feels awkward, and knowing you can’t re-record makes the pressure worse. Most candidates either…
Raising Cane’s built an entire company around doing one thing well: quality chicken finger meals served fast, friendly, clean, and with fun. The interview reflects that same simplicity. It’s short, it’s warm, and it’s more about who you are than what’s on your resume. The good news for you is that this is one of…
Let’s clear something up right away. If you’re searching for the Home Depot “HireVue” interview, you probably saw the name floating around a forum and assumed it’s a recorded video test. Based on what candidates actually report, that’s not what you’ll face. Home Depot screens most applicants with an in-house personality and situational judgment assessment…
Data Center Technician interviews aren’t like most tech interviews. You’re not just proving you know hardware, you’re proving you can stay calm at 3 a.m. when a rack goes dark and a client’s service is on the line. The demand is real, too. U.S. data center employment grew more than 60%, from 306,000 in 2016…
If you’re applying to Huddle House, here’s some good news right up front: this is one of the friendlier, faster hiring processes you’ll run into. Most people walk in, talk to a manager, and get an answer quickly. That said, quick doesn’t mean careless. The manager sitting across from you is deciding on the spot…
PwC’s video interview is the stage that catches smart people off guard. There’s no interviewer smiling back at you, just a question on screen, a countdown, and a red record light. That silence is what rattles most candidates. Here’s what you’re actually facing. You record answers to pre-set questions on your own, with no live…
KinderCare isn’t a daycare, and the fastest way to lose an interviewer’s attention is to talk about it like one. They run an early education company with a research-backed curriculum, and the language you use matters from your first answer. Here’s some good news before you even start prepping. KinderCare interviews are rated fairly gentle,…
Interviewing for a Clinical Nurse Specialist role is a different animal than interviewing for a staff nursing job. Panels aren’t just checking whether you’re a strong clinician. They want proof that you can change practice across an entire unit or system. That dual expectation trips up a lot of great candidates. You can be brilliant…
Deloitte’s early-careers screening isn’t one test, it’s a pipeline. First comes the Immersive Online Assessment (built by Cappfinity in the UK and parts of Europe, or SHL in some regions), then a HireVue Job Simulation if you pass. Both land before you ever speak to a live recruiter. Here’s what trips people up. The HireVue…
