Heavily recruited through LinkedIn, then unfortunately morning-of the interviewer cancelled and was a no show. It was a last minute cancellation that could have been sent prior. Definitely gave a bad taste for the company, in general. Especially when other I'd corresponded with could have easily fielded the interview process.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (Vernon Hills, IL) in Aug 2025
Interview
"I was scheduled for my “final interview” Monday at 11 AM. The recruiter emailed me at 7 AM saying I didn’t do enough work on one of their homework assignments. “Good luck with the rest of your career” Frankie said. The assignment in question was a list of 100 names numbers and addresses to fill out. He said this was just for me. I filled out as many contacts as I could, but I didn’t reach 100. Frankie texted me at 7am and said I failed to meet the requirements for the final interview. This company scammed me for my personal information, plain and simple."
I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (Milwaukee, WI)
Interview
The onboarding program immediately felt like an MLM. The interviewer was nice, but I realized this was not the right kind of job for me. They want you to sign people you know (parents, grandparents, siblings, etc.)
I applied online. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (Frisco, TX)
Interview
Nice office and the initial interview went well. Then I was handed off to someone for a second interview who had no idea I was arriving. Account executive is a fancy name for someone who just. stands outside a Sam's club offering insurance.
Account Executive applicants have rated the interview process at Northwestern Mutual with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 20% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Account Executive roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 10 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 Account Executive according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 31%
One on one interview: 19%
Personality test: 13%
Skills test: 13%
Group panel interview: 6%
Other: 6%
Presentation: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
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