Series of interviews that began with an information session, followed by a basic "get to know you" interview where you learn more about the position, followed by a final interview
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (Dallas, TX) in Apr 2011
Interview
Went through 3 interviews, though some other interns went through as many as six. First I met with the recruiter and she asked me about myself, my history etc. Then she gave me homework. I had to find and interview 6 people about their financial situation and perception of financial representatives.
The second interview, I met with the recruiter again and this time she gave me 5 names of previous interns along with their numbers. I had to call and ask them 10 questions about the internship.
The third interview was with the Managing Director of the main office and he offered me the job
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would your best friend describe you in 3 words? Your mom? Previous supervisor?
They wanted 3 different words for each person
Straight forward and easy. Consisted of a call and a zoom interview. First with a recruiter and then with a full time rep that was part of the internship. Fairly easy and straight forward.
Sales focused interview. Need to provide a list of 200 people and their contact info to pass the interview, and once you're hired you'll have to contact all those people.
Financial Representative - Intern 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 52% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Financial Representative - Intern roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 99 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 - Intern according to 99 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 29%
Phone interview: 18%
Background check: 14%
Personality test: 11%
Presentation: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Group panel interview: 5%
Drug test: 5%
Skills test: 4%
Other: 2%
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