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      Internship Interview

      Mar 21, 2019
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      San Diego, CA
      Declined offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (San Diego, CA) in Nov 2018

      Interview

      I met a few recruiters at a job/career fair at my university and got along really well with them. They sent me an email after a brief 20-minute phone interview and then i had another phone interview for about an hour. A week later, I had an in-person interview, which went really well and would result in a market research study where I'd have to call 5 individuals and ask them a few questions from a packet that I had received. After those phone calls, I was to come up with a presentation of my findings/ conversations and present it to a panel of 5 people which would ultimately decide my future with the company. (I was told by multiple peers that they had a similar situation but sensed there was a bit of a pyramid scheme going on to get more phone numbers. You have to build your own clientele and "market yourself" but it seemed more of a sales position than a investment banking internship).

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What is something you want out of a career?
      1 Answer

      Other Internship Interview Reviews for Northwestern Mutual

      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?
      Answer question

      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(1418) ;
        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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