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.
Landing an Executive Pastry Chef role is a different animal than any line cook or pastry sous chef interview you’ve done before. At this level, nobody doubts you can temper chocolate. They want to know if you can run a department, hit a food cost target, and build a dessert identity that people talk about….
Diesel mechanics are in a rare spot right now. The trucks, buses, and heavy equipment that keep the economy moving still need skilled hands, and there aren’t enough of them to go around. One industry report found that 65.5% of diesel shops were understaffed in 2024, which means a strong candidate who interviews well has…
Interviewing for a Corporate Recruiter role is a strange kind of mirror. You’re being screened by people who screen candidates for a living, so they know every polished line before you finish saying it. That’s exactly why generic answers sink so fast here. The recruiters and TA leaders across the table can smell vague filler…
Millwright work is one of those trades where precision isn’t a nice-to-have, it’s the whole job. You install, align, and maintain the heavy machinery that keeps mills, plants, and production lines running, and a fraction of a millimeter off on an alignment can cost an employer thousands in downtime. Demand is strong right now. The…
Interviewing for a nurse educator role is a strange balancing act. You have to prove you know the bedside cold, and prove you can teach it in a way that produces measurable learning, and those are genuinely different skills. The good news is that demand is real. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects employment for…
Desktop Support Technician roles cover a lot of ground, from Tier 1 help desk seats that reset passwords all day to senior L3 engineers who own imaging, endpoint management, and the tickets nobody else can crack. The interview reflects that spread. You’ll get grilled on troubleshooting logic, tool familiarity, and how you talk to a…
Getting tapped for a charge nurse role means someone already sees you as the person who keeps a shift from falling apart. But the interview is a different animal from being good at the bedside. You’re now being judged on whether you can lead the floor, not just carry your own assignment. Here’s the thing…
Interviewing for an art teacher job is a different animal from most classroom interviews. You are being judged on your teaching chops, your classroom management, and your identity as a working artist all at once. The role also shows up in a lot of forms. You might be applying to teach finger painting to kindergartners,…
The tricky thing about interviewing for an Employment Specialist role is that the title means five different jobs depending on who’s hiring. A workforce development center, a state vocational rehabilitation agency, a private staffing firm, a supported employment provider, and a corporate HR team all use it, and they all want to hear something a…
Stepping into a Customer Service Director interview is a different game than any frontline or manager-level conversation you’ve had before. Panels aren’t just checking whether you can calm an angry customer. They want to know if you can build strategy, run a P&L, and lead leaders. That shift trips up a lot of strong candidates….
