I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (Santa Ana, CA) in Oct 2021
Interview
The interview process went well. The interviewer was really relaxed and made sure she followed up with me after the interview. One thing I would recommend is make sure you research the company, that will spark an interest in the interviewer and they will ask you to expand on your research.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (Miami, FL)
Interview
The entire hiring process consisted of 3 interviews and 1 case study project. Most interviews were behavioral and situational type questions relating to the role. Whole process took about 3 weeks to complete.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work as a Financial Representative?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (Logan, UT) in Mar 2025
Interview
It was a series of 3 interviews. I think they made the role seem more lucrative than it was. There was some information left out when reviewing the job duties and compensation but I came prepared with lots of questions. Had I not there was some things I would consider a little sneaky.
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (Atlanta, GA) in Jan 2025
Interview
Honestly, I will try to be nice while also warning anyone reading this of this company. There are so many red flags to list. I have a rule of thumb, if in an "interview" it starts to sound more like a pitch then its not an interview its a commission only, hell scape, MLM style company.
Financial Planner applicants have rated the interview process at Northwestern Mutual with 2.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 65% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Financial Planner roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 49 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 Planner according to 49 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 22%
Phone interview: 20%
Personality test: 10%
Background check: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
Skills test: 9%
Group panel interview: 7%
Drug test: 6%
Other: 4%
Presentation: 3%
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