I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual in May 2009
Interview
I met my recruiter at the University Job Fair. I then went to an information session at the NY office during spring break. There i was told I would have to go to a 1:1 interview with my College Unit Director. During the interview he asked about my qualifications and specifically my current network of people. I was then given a large booklet and instructed to do the "power 100" and name 100 people and my relationship with them. Then i would have to put together a ten minute power point of why I am qualified for the position. After i did all this I was accepted. They then had to do a background check as a final test and I was set to train with the other interns.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There were no difficult questions. The interview was relatively informal.
There were four or five interviews, if you count the meeting with my future mentor. There were also a few personality assessments. Lots of paperwork. The finance industry is tightly regulated.
The first interview was easygoing and went fairly well. We talked a little on myself and what northwestern was all about. Because they wanted to see how I could fit in to their team and what I would bring.
I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (Greenville, SC)
Interview
The process was smooth and straight forward. A lot of behavioral based questions, but relaxed and low stress. First phase is a phone screening followed by a teams or in person meeting.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about the most influential person in your life?
Financial Representative applicants have rated the interview process at Northwestern Mutual with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 63% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Financial Representative roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 1,350 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 Financial Representative according to 1,350 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Phone interview: 15%
Personality test: 13%
Background check: 12%
Presentation: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Drug test: 6%
Skills test: 6%
Group panel interview: 6%
Other: 2%
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