I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (Evansville, IN) in Jul 2010
Interview
I met with a friend of mine who was interning with them at the time. He referred me to an interview based on how well I did at telling him why I don't need his products at the time. Having pretty good knowledge of the industry, I got an interview with some of the staff and instantly had a job opened for me within the week. Yes I do know the industry a bit, but I am recently a college graduate. I have not held any position post graduation, let alone in financial sales.
I came to realize that I would only be selling term life insurance which was not feasible for me to do at the time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a time when you were going to help someone in need, but then chose otherwise.
Very professional and provide a deep background and understanding of the company. The recruiters are very friendly and help guide you through the interview process. Is a multi-step interview process including surveys and questionaries.
I went through three rounds. You have an initial screening, a one hour interview with an advisor, then meet with a partner in-person if possible. Very detailed, and they bring up cultural test results and financial projections.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Who is someone in your current network that could benefit from this?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual
Interview
Fortunately it was a decent introduction call.
Unfortunately the recruiter did not know the mission statement for the organization and did not look it up to share it.
Was also informed there were still to be four interviews in the interview process.
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