For 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 For Financial Representative roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 1,351 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 For Financial Representative according to 1,351 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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I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (Sacramento, CA) in Mar 2015
Interview
I did two interviews with the company, and I am scheduled for a third soon. They bring you into a fairly large conference style room and interview you one on one in the first round, and then in the second round a higher up coordinator interviews you one on one for about an hour to two hours.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What interests you about the company?
Do you think you could succeed in this environment?
Tell us about a time you overcame adversity?
What other jobs have you applied for (first round)?
What other jobs do you have interviews with (second round)?
What motivates you?
What do you think are important characteristics for this internship/career?
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?