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.
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…
Red Robin is one of the most recognizable burger chains in the country, running 498 total locations and pulling in $1.25 billion in revenue in fiscal 2024. That’s a lot of Bottomless Steak Fries, and a lot of open shifts to fill. Here’s the encouraging part. Red Robin interviews are known for being relaxed and…
Owens Corning isn’t one company with one interview style. It’s a building materials giant with more than 25,000 employees across 31 countries, and the way you get hired depends heavily on whether you’re walking into a plant or into the Toledo headquarters. That split matters. A maintenance technician on the floor and a corporate financial…
If you’ve got a ShopRite interview coming up, here’s the good news: this is one of the more relaxed hiring processes you’ll run into. Most entry-level interviews are short, friendly, and focused on a handful of predictable questions. That doesn’t mean you can wing it. The interview usually runs only 10 to 20 minutes, so…
Interviewing with the US Air Force isn’t like interviewing anywhere else. Whether you’re chasing an officer commission, a civilian program manager seat, or a technical role in engineering or software, you’re being measured against three core values that show up in almost every answer they want to hear. The path you take matters. Military candidates…
HOK is one of the most recognizable names in global design, and landing an interview there means you’re already doing something right. Now the goal is turning that conversation into an offer. The good news is that HOK’s process leans conversational rather than combative. On Glassdoor, candidates rate the interview difficulty at just 2.9 out…
