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.
Nike’s HireVue is a one-way, recorded video interview. You’ll answer pre-set questions on camera with nobody on the other end, and Nike’s AI scores your transcript and delivery against job-specific competencies before a human ever watches. It sits early in the funnel. You get it after your application clears the ATS screen and before any…
IBM’s HireVue is a one-way recorded video interview. There’s no live person on the other end, just pre-set questions, a countdown, and a record button. You answer, it saves, and you move on. That’s exactly what trips people up. Talking to a webcam with no smiles or nods back feels unnatural, and knowing an AI…
The Bureau of Prisons hires for a lot more than the job most people picture. You could be applying to be a Correctional Officer, a Case Manager, a Registered Nurse, a Drug Treatment Specialist, a teacher, a chaplain, or a psychology services staffer, and every one of those paths runs through the same kind of…
CBRE is the world’s largest commercial real estate services firm, with more than 130,000 professionals working across the globe (a number worth knowing before you sit down, since it tells you a lot about the scale and sophistication of the people interviewing you). That size cuts both ways. Competition for roles is real, and the…
If you love animals and you’re eyeing a job at one of the biggest veterinary employers in the country, you’re in good company. Banfield employs nearly 20,000 associates across its hospitals, and many of those locations sit right inside PetSmart stores, so the pace can feel more like a busy retail floor than a quiet…
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…
