Recruiter applicants have rated the interview process at Northwestern Mutual with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Recruiter roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 50 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 Recruiter according to 50 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 30%
Phone interview: 19%
Personality test: 18%
Background check: 12%
Group panel interview: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Skills test: 4%
Presentation: 3%
Other: 3%
Drug test: 3%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (Dallas, TX) in Sep 2015
Interview
Received a phone call out of the blue saying they came across my resume and liked my background. I came in for an interview which was standard and easy. Lasted about 45 min. I asked on two separate occasions what the salary was and they would not give me an answer. Not even a ballpark range. Sounded very sketchy and I got a bad feeling from it. Anyways, they called a week later saying "they decided to go in a different direction." AKA they were looking for a desperate new college grad that they could give a low ball offer to and not have them ask any questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give me an example of how you have overcome adversity.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual in Feb 2026
Interview
There was a 3-step interview process. I met with the Managing Partner and HR in the 3rd round for a presentation.
Everyone was very helpful and information about the role.
Did about 5 rounds, 2 of which were in person then got ghosted. Followed up twice with no response, the team did react to my linkedin post when I got a new job too which was weird.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How will you get past the objections of people not wanting to work here based off our bad online reviews