Getting to know you and your values, multiple steps.
Ask about your work ethic and if you know anything about the financial planning service. Ask you how you would handle objections
I applied online. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (Milwaukee, WI) in Nov 2025
Interview
Quick and easy. Interviewers were very kind and only focused on behavioral questions, Making it a smooth yet effective process. Consisted of three rounds, A phone call. Group virtual interview. And then a solo virtual interview.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual in Oct 2025
Interview
The process was very easy to navigate, but the interview was weird. I was asked way too many questions about what my parents, siblings, and friends do for work. I was also asked to give the full names of 3 people to refer to the company, which was very invasive, and I had to politely decline. Overall, it gave me a weird vibe, and I withdrew my application right after.
I applied through other source. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (Stamford, CT) in Mar 2025
Interview
Everyone was nice. Questions were straightforward and made sense. They were very easy to talk to made everything clear to me and were abl to address any questions and concerns that I had.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was a situation where you experienced hardship and how were you able to push through.
Summer Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Northwestern Mutual with 2.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 37% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summer Intern roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 38 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 Summer Intern according to 38 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Phone interview: 24%
Personality test: 10%
Presentation: 9%
Skills test: 9%
Group panel interview: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Drug test: 3%
Background check: 2%
Other: 2%
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