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      Northwestern Mutual

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      Northwestern Mutual reviews

      4.0

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (8,250 total reviews)

      Timothy J. Gerend

      95% approve of CEO

      74% positive business outlook

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      Northwestern Mutual has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 8,250 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Northwestern Mutual employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.8 stars).

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      8K reviews
      3.0
      May 10, 2010

      Beware of the commission based position.

      Financial representative
      Recommend
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      Pros

      There is infinite upside to this position. The training is adequate, but not extensive. You have the ability to be your own boss and work your own hours. You get to work for a fortune 500 company.

      Cons

      Pay is entirely commission. Many of your leads come from within your own circle. Prepare to make a lot of cold calls.

      4.0
      Apr 23, 2010

      Pretty good

      Financial representative
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      set your own hours good metrics for performance high commission rates you choose your clients, not your supervisor guidance from experienced reps when you start unlimited income potential depending on how hard you want to work ethically sound and honest reimbursement for licensing expenses fortune 500 company name is a great resume builder

      Cons

      no fixed salary makes it difficult to budget at first. This does stabilize and increase steadily as you work Sensitive to economic changes. October 2008 sent us scrambling to maintain clients instead of getting new ones insurance salesman reputation. Northwestern isn't like other insurance companies, but prospective clients don't know this at first.

      5.0
      Apr 14, 2010

      Hard, but worth it

      Financial representative
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Yes they tell you to sell to your friends and family, but what people are failing to realize is you have to prospect with your friends and family to grow your business. By your third month you should be calling on mostly strangers who are just referred to you by clients. It isn't easy, but I've never worked at a place where people actually enjoy their work and this is what you find at NML. People who believe in what they're doing and enjoy doing it.

      Cons

      It is difficult. You can't be worried about what others think of you and you have to be able to handle rejection.

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