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Financial Representative at Northwestern Mutual
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY (US) Aug 2012 – Reviewed Jun 18, 2013 New
Interview Details A series of 3 interviews involving different people.
Interview Question – Tell me about yourself View Answer
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College Financial Representative at Northwestern Mutual
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Chico, CA (US) Oct 2012 – Reviewed Jun 18, 2013 New
Interview Details Met director at career fair, scheduled an interview at a starbucks. After speaking for about 45 minutes, he accepted me into the internship. I knew it was sales but I thought it would be a little more challenging, still accepted the offer.
Interview Question – Do you feel comfortable trying to sell products to close friends/family members? Answer Question
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Intern at Northwestern Mutual
Declined Offer – Reviewed Jun 14, 2013 New
Interview Details Meet a recruiter at a career fair and he almost immediately asked for my resume. He actually contacted me after the career fair and asked if I wanted to get together for an informal interview. I meet with him and we talked about the company and what the life of a intern would be. I got the feeling that it would be all sales based and not focused on finance. I did not pursue the internship anymore although I was invited to come back for another interview. They seemed to eager to hire people.
Interview Question – No difficult questions. Answer Question
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College Financial Representative at Northwestern Mutual
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Apr 2013 – Reviewed Jun 13, 2013 New
Interview Details The bring you in for a initial interview were you go over what the job is about. then if you get a call back you go to the specific branch which you are selected to. there you are interviewed again a much longer one I should add where you must give a presentation and answer sometimes personal questions.
Interview Question – Where do you see yourself 10 years from now? Answer Question
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Financial Representative at Northwestern Mutual
No Offer – Reviewed Jun 06, 2013 New
Interview Details 3 step interviews and last interview is a presentation of yourself to the recruiters. They explain to you in the first interview of what you will be responsible for doing. They let you know that they have one of the best training programs in place. There is a chance to grow and the amount of money you make is based on your performance.
Interview Question – What do you have to offer this company? Answer Question
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Facility Project Support Specialist at Northwestern Mutual
No Offer – Interviewed in Milwaukee, WI (US) – Reviewed May 30, 2013
Interview Details Received a simple phone call requesting and interview. They were very flexible with the schedule of the interview. I first met with someone in HR and went through fairly standard interview questions. The second step was a tour of the campus with two very knowledgeable peers to the person that would be hired for this position. The tour was somewhat overwhelming when you realize everything that would fall in to the realm of responsibilities for this position. The third step was an interview with the supervisor of this position and another supervisor. Again, this included fairly standard interview questions.
Interview Question – Questions weren't entirely difficult, but the interview was much different than I expected. There was absolutely no small talk. It was all business. All questions were situational type questions asking for examples that were read directly off a piece of paper. While you talk, the interviewers will frantically scribble down notes. I personally expected a much different interview from a company like Northwestern Mutual, and wasn't really prepared for this type of interview. All in all, it seems like a great company with great perks, but unfortunately, I just wasn't on top of my game. Be prepared! Answer Question
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Financial Advisor at Northwestern Mutual
Declined Offer – Reviewed May 30, 2013
Interview Details 1 phone call interview with a project prompt at the end
Interview Question – They want you to ask family and friends for funds Answer Question
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Intern at Northwestern Mutual
Declined Offer – Interviewed in Apr 2013 – Reviewed May 28, 2013
Interview Details Was contacted by a recruiter and told to come into the office for a first round interview. Standard initial screening, then was scheduled for a follow up interview where I was to fill out marketing surveys. The final interview was to make a list of 100 possible clients.
Interview Question – How would you go about asking for referrals from someone who is hesitant? Answer Question
Reason for Declining – Did not have a big enough network to sell to.
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Financial Representative at Northwestern Mutual
Accepted Offer – Reviewed May 28, 2013
Interview Details Wasnt bad - this company will pretty much hire anyone iwth a pulse since they dont pay you a penny in salary. Just make sure you have a natural market to sell to prior to attempting this job.
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Negotiation Details – There is no salary so no negotiation phase
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Intern at Northwestern Mutual
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Durham, NC (US) Apr 2013 – Reviewed May 28, 2013
Interview Details Three separate interviews, first one they didn't even ask for a cover letter or resume. Asked for me to give them three potential interns, as if their recruiting just wasn't finding enough people. Second interview was in person, but still didn't even go over a resume. Before getting paid anything, you have to get licensed to sell life and health insurance, and pay to take these tests along with getting fingerprinted twice, and get a copy of your permanent record, all of which you have to pay for out of pocket. The actual Internship consists of cold calling "contacts" and trying to badger them into buying your product. Overall, not an enjoyable internship.
Interview Question – Did not ask any difficult questions, they seemed almost desperate to hire as many college interns as possible Answer Question
Negotiation Details – They offered me a contract, and i told them I wanted to take some time to think about it. It was a backup plan for me, that I fortunately did not need.
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