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 1,351 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 1,351 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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I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (Los Angeles, CA) in Apr 2015
Interview
The interview process was very normal. I first submitted my resume online then had a phone interview by the campus recruiter. During the process, I had also attended some information session that required and also completed some email questions and online personality test. Then I moved to the personal interview in Downtown office which conducted by the same campus recruiter. From my feeling, they want to find the typical "sales" person, and if your personality does not fit, then it "boom".
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?