I applied through university. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (Harrisburg, PA) in May 2013
Interview
After talking to a recruiter at an event at my school I had a phone interview. The person was very friendly and asked a lot of non-difficult questions. Things like what type of tasks do you enjoy, what type of leadership style do you work best under, etc. Then I went in for an interview and they sent me off with a bunch of tasks to complete in this big booklet. Basically I had to "interview" 10 friends/relatives and get all this information about them in order to try to create leads and potential new policy holders.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The phone interview woman basically forced me to give her other college students names that she could reach out to. It took me by surprise and I found it a little rude and unprofessional.
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?
