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      Internship Interview

      Jan 26, 2019
      Anonymous employee
      Saint Louis, MO
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (Saint Louis, MO) in Nov 2018

      Interview

      The recruiter found me on LinkedIn and then we set up an interview. The interview process was very laid back. She explained the job and asked some simple behavioral questions.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why do you want to work at Northwestern Mutual?
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      Internship Interview

      Feb 20, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Boston, MA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (Boston, MA)

      Interview

      It was good, simple, and they provided a lot of information on what the position would look like. They explained the reasoning for commission-based pay, and how they help support new interns with that.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why northwestern, and why did you pick your major
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      Internship Interview

      Oct 28, 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Neutral experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual

      Interview

      Northwestern Mutual is a mutual financial services firm offering comprehensive financial planning, insurance, and investment solutions, emphasizing long-term client relationships, rigorous advisor training, ethical culture, entrepreneurial opportunities, and community impact.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why did I choose Finance?
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      Internship Interview

      Oct 10, 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual

      Interview

      I had an interview with northwestern mutual but im seeing a lot of people say its just a pyramid scheme to cold call people in my network. is this true?

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      They asked me super basic questions: Why would we benefit from adding you?
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      Northwestern Mutual interviews FAQs

      • Internship applicants have rated the interview process at Northwestern Mutual with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Internship roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 255 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Northwestern Mutual overall takes an average of 20 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Northwestern Mutual as a Internship according to 255 Glassdoor interviews include:

        One on one interview:  25%

        Phone interview:  18%

        IQ intelligence test:  13%

        Background check:  9%

        Presentation:  9%

        Group panel interview:  7%

        Personality test:  6%

        Drug test:  5%

        Skills test:  5%

        Other:  3%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Financial Representative(2902) ;
        2. Financial Advisor(1419) ;
        3. College Financial Representative(935) ;
        4. Financial Representative Intern(427) ;
        5. Intern(407) ;
        6. Associate Financial Representative(260) ;
        7. Recruiter(157) ;
        8. Internship(115) ;
        9. Associate Wealth Management Advisor(94) ;
        10. Financial Services Representative(85) ;
        11. Sales Representative(76) ;
        12. Software Engineer(72) ;
        13. Financial Planner(64) ;
        14. Wealth Management Advisor(60) ;
        15. Administrative Assistant(57) .


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