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.
So you’ve got a Great Clips interview coming up. Good news: according to Glassdoor data from 335 verified interviews, the process scores a difficulty rating of just 1.96 out of 5, and the average time from application to offer is five days. That doesn’t mean you can wing it. The questions you’ll face are designed…
Somewhere along the way, “networking” became a word that means everything and therefore means nothing. People say it like it’s a complete strategy. Go network. Build your network. Leverage your network. Okay. Then what? That blank space after the advice is exactly where most job searches quietly fall apart. Not because the network doesn’t exist….
Brand manager roles are some of the most competitive in marketing. You’re not just competing with people who know how to run campaigns. You’re up against candidates who can own a brand’s entire identity, defend it in a boardroom, pivot it when the market shifts, and back every decision up with data. The good news…
Painting interviews catch a lot of people off guard. You might assume it is mostly about showing up with experience and letting your work speak for itself. But hiring managers and foremen have specific things they are listening for, and if you do not know what those things are, you can walk out of a…
If you are applying to ScribeAmerica right now, you are probably thinking this interview is going to be easy. And in some ways, it is. Most candidates report a low-difficulty, casual process that feels more like a conversation than a formal interrogation. But here is what nobody tells you: the candidates who get passed over…
If you’ve landed an interview for an assistant buyer position, you’re already ahead. This is one of those roles that consistently gets more applicants than open seats, and the interview process at major retailers can involve multiple rounds, trend board presentations, and data analysis exercises. It’s not a casual chat. The good news is that…
Getting an offer from EY is genuinely competitive. The acceptance rate for EY’s graduate scheme sits around 5%, and experienced hire pipelines aren’t much more forgiving. But here’s the thing most candidates miss: EY isn’t just testing what you know. They’re testing how you think, how you handle friction, and whether you actually understand what…
Getting an interview at Roblox is a bigger deal than most people realize. This isn’t just a gaming company. With over 88 million daily active users and a mission to connect a billion people through shared digital experiences, Roblox is one of the most technically complex and culturally specific companies you can interview at right…
Stripe doesn’t interview the way most tech companies do. There’s no “tell me about a time you showed leadership” floating around in a vacuum. Every question connects back to something real: can you think precisely, take ownership without being asked, and build things that work for other builders? That’s the bar. And it’s higher than…
Getting an interview at Snap is genuinely competitive. The company behind Snapchat, Bitmoji, and Spectacles has built a reputation for hiring people who are sharp, collaborative, and creative — and their interview process is specifically designed to surface all three. The process typically starts with a recruiter screen, moves into a technical or role-specific assessment,…
