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.
If you just got an email inviting you to McKinsey Solve, congratulations. You cleared the resume screen, and now you’re at the real gate between applying and ever talking to a human. Here’s the first thing to get straight. McKinsey Solve is a browser-based, game-style assessment, not a recorded video interview. Plenty of people search…
If you’re applying at Biggby Coffee, here’s some good news right up front: this is one of the more relaxed interviews you’ll ever sit through. Most front-line interviews happen right in the store, often over a cup of coffee, and candidates consistently describe the whole thing as casual and conversational. That friendliness is baked into…
American Express hires across a huge range of roles, from software engineers and business analysts to customer service reps, marketing managers, and product leads. What ties all those interviews together is one thing: the company cares as much about how you think and treat people as it does about what’s on your resume. If you’ve…
Bain sends a lot of strong applicants into a format they have never practiced: a one-way, pre-recorded video interview on HireVue. No interviewer, no small talk, just you, a camera, and a timer. Once the question starts, there are no retakes. That is what rattles people. You can be brilliant in a live conversation and…
Micron Technology runs some of the largest semiconductor fabrication facilities on the planet, and getting hired there means proving you can think clearly when the stakes are high. Whether you’re applying for a process engineer role, a spot on the software team, an equipment technician job, or a data scientist position, the interview is built…
Landing a job at Hersheypark is one of the most enjoyable interview experiences you can have, and that’s not an accident. The company hires thousands of seasonal and part-time team members every year, and it’s built its whole process around attitude over resume lines. Here’s the encouraging part. On Glassdoor, interviews at Hershey Entertainment &…
You got an email. It mentions Cappfinity, or maybe it doesn’t even say the name, and now you’re staring at a login link wondering what you just signed up for. Deep breath. You’re in the right place. Cappfinity is a UK-based strengths assessment company that big employers hide behind their own branding. HSBC, EY, the…
Lithia Motors runs more than 300 dealerships across the country, which makes it one of the biggest automotive retailers in the U.S. and also means your interview experience depends heavily on the role and the location you’re applying to. A showroom sales interview feels fast and personality-driven. A corporate software engineer or data role, on…
Averitt Express built its whole identity around one line: “Our Driving Force Is People.” That isn’t just a wall poster at the Cookeville headquarters. It shapes exactly how they interview you, whether you’re applying to drive a CDL-A rig, run a forklift on the dock, handle dispatch, turn wrenches in the shop, or answer customer…
If you’re applying to a Capgemini graduate or apprenticeship programme in the UK or Europe, there’s a good chance you’ll meet a HireVue one-way video interview before you ever speak to a human. Questions pop up on your screen, a timer starts, and you record your answer into a webcam with nobody on the other…
