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      Financial Services Representative Interview

      Apr 20, 2016
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Troy, MI
      Declined offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (Troy, MI) in Mar 2016

      Interview

      I interviewed with the Troy, MI office. I was contacted within 24 hours of submitting my application for a phone screen. I felt like the phone screen was merely a formality; I could have said anything and they would have offered me an on-site interview. The recruiter didn't seem very qualified. I had to contact her later in the week for the follow up email for information regarding my on-site interview. When she sent it, the date was wrong. I'm not complaining, but I never received the personality survey they asked me to take. When I arrived at their office, they gave me what I assume was their personality survey that I was asked to take online (but was never given). The questions were very polarizing. e.g. Answer one of the following: (A) "People are the product of their own decisions. They can surmount any problem life faces if they only work hard enough." (B) "People are a product of their circumstances. Many difficulties cannot be overcome no matter how hard you work." When I went into my interview, the recruiter was very impersonal. The first 20 minutes (yes, 20) were spent talking about my friends, family, and network. The idea being that I would go to them when making my first sales. Make no mistake, this is a sales role, so the goal of the questions are to determine if you had the means to sell their services. The recruiter's personality was especially off-putting. At the end of the interview, they asked me four consecutive times for my friends' contact information to contact about their internship program and their services. Overall, I was very uncomfortable throughout the whole interview. I was extended an offer for a second on-site interview, but declined.

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      Are you still in contact with your friends from high school?
      Answer question

      Question 2

      Tell me about your leadership experience.
      Answer question

      Other Financial Services Representative Interview Reviews for Northwestern Mutual

      Financial Services Representative Interview

      Jul 15, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual

      Interview

      Initial AI screening questionnaire leads to a phone call which leads to an in-person interview. Everything was professional, and everyone on staff is more than happy to help out through the process.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What are your main personal, financial, and professional goals for 5 and 10 years down the line.
      Answer question

      Financial Services Representative Interview

      Mar 24, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Tucson, AZ
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (Tucson, AZ) in Feb 2025

      Interview

      Interviews were very easy. Didn't feel like there was any competition. Met with a recruiter, director of growth, and didn't go through with final interview. Needed to fill out referrals sheet and conduct interviews that concluded with asking if they would be interested in my service.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      They asked what my greatest accomplishment was.
      Answer question

      Financial Services Representative Interview

      Mar 17, 2024
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Rockland, MA
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (Rockland, MA) in Mar 2024

      Interview

      Teams call with the director of recruiting who was herself a skilled salesperson and had her script memorized to a tee. This was clearly a commission sales job where the candidate would have to use their own connections to generate their own leads. But, the product isn't terrible or outside my wheelhouse so I was interested in continuing with the process. I then failed their outdated "personality test", the type which has been debunked as completely ineffective, so the director of recruiting told me my candidacy was "on pause".

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Do you consider yourself "well connected"?
      Answer question

      Northwestern Mutual interviews FAQs

      • Financial Services Representative applicants have rated the interview process at Northwestern Mutual with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Financial Services Representative roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 118 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 Services Representative according to 118 Glassdoor interviews include:

        One on one interview:  29%

        Phone interview:  20%

        Personality test:  14%

        Background check:  11%

        Skills test:  7%

        Presentation:  5%

        IQ intelligence test:  5%

        Group panel interview:  3%

        Drug test:  3%

        Other:  3%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Financial Representative(2902) ;
        2. Financial Advisor(1419) ;
        3. College Financial Representative(935) ;
        4. Financial Representative Intern(427) ;
        5. Intern(407) ;
        6. Associate Financial Representative(260) ;
        7. Recruiter(157) ;
        8. Internship(116) ;
        9. Associate Wealth Management Advisor(94) ;
        10. Financial Services Representative(85) ;
        11. Sales Representative(76) ;
        12. Software Engineer(72) ;
        13. Financial Planner(64) ;
        14. Wealth Management Advisor(60) ;
        15. Administrative Assistant(57) .


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