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.
Michaels is the largest arts and crafts retailer in North America, with more than 1,200 stores and a mix of roles that range from cashier and sales associate to custom framing specialist and store manager. The interview process is generally relaxed and conversational, but that doesn’t mean you can just show up and wing it….
Something shifted in the hiring world over the last 18 months, and most job seekers haven’t caught on yet. While everyone else is grinding through job boards and watching applications vanish into the void, a quiet resurgence is happening. According to NACE’s 2025 Recruiting Benchmarks Survey, employer participation at campus and professional career fairs jumped…
Foot Locker doesn’t just hire retail workers. They hire people who genuinely live and breathe sneaker culture, and if you walk in unprepared, that difference will be obvious within the first five minutes. The good news? The Foot Locker interview is not designed to trip you up. According to hundreds of Glassdoor reviews, the process…
If you’ve ever watched a ride operator calmly manage a queue of 300 people while keeping every single guest smiling, you’ve seen the kind of energy Six Flags actually hires for. It’s not just about enthusiasm. It’s about staying sharp, enforcing rules without killing the vibe, and handling whatever comes your way when you’re standing…
Dillard’s runs over 270 stores across 30 states and has a well-earned reputation for elevated, personalized service. That reputation shapes exactly what they look for in a candidate. This isn’t a transactional retail environment. Dillard’s expects associates to know their product, read their customers, and build relationships that bring people back. If you walk in…
If you’re interviewing at Lockheed Martin, you’re not walking into just any job interview. You’re sitting down with one of the largest defense contractors in the world, a company that builds the F-35, the Orion spacecraft, THAAD missile defense systems, and some of the most technically complex platforms in existence. The bar is high. The…
The Dunkin’ interview is one of the more relaxed ones you’ll find in the quick-service restaurant world. That doesn’t mean you should walk in unprepared. Dunkin’ operates over 13,100 locations across 41 countries and is hiring constantly. According to Glassdoor, the average hiring process takes less than seven days and 64% of candidates rate their…
Getting a callback from Meta’s recruiting team is exciting. Getting through the actual interview process is a different story. Meta is one of the most selective employers in tech, with an acceptance rate for engineering roles that sits around 1-2%. They don’t just screen for technical ability. They’re looking for people who genuinely align with…
What Exactly Is a Spark Hire Interview? If you’ve never done one before, getting a Spark Hire invite can feel a little disorienting. You click the link, and instead of a person on the other end of the screen, you get a question. That’s it. Just the question, a countdown, and a camera pointed at…
Open-ended interview questions are the ones that make most candidates freeze. There’s no checkbox answer. No right or wrong on the surface. Just you, a hiring manager, and a prompt like “Tell me about yourself” or “What does success mean to you?” The problem isn’t that these questions are hard. The problem is that most…
