I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (Los Angeles, CA) in Apr 2014
Interview
Great, personable recruiters who want to build relationships with you. You get to meet a ton of different people with the firm. 4 interview steps in the office. They also took my husband and I out for a very nice dinner to get to know him. Process is very informational. Worth it even just to learn more about the industry and career. I was already a client of Northwestern which they liked.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Where do you see yourself in five years? What is your 10 year vision? who has been most influential in your life? what excites you about growing your own business?
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?
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 Financial Representative roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 1,350 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 Representative according to 1,350 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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