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Financial Representative Intern at Northwestern Mutual
Posted Mar 15, 2012 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2010 (took 3 weeks)
I really started the interview process at college career fair by handing my resume to the recruiting team. After a review of my resume I was called and given an informal phone interview, then invited to a 1:1 interview with the recruiter I had met at the fair.
The first interview constituted of general questions of what I wanted out of employment and where I saw myself in 5 years. Then I was given an assignment to interview five of my family friends and ask them who they know who could help me if I choose this career. This was really the start of my network building.
The second interview was with the training officer who reviewed my first assignment. This interview consisted of more in-depth questions about past work experience and more about how you planned on being successful. After this interview I was to compile a lengthy list of family and friends. The list was to be a certain length, the number I don't recall but it was a lot, before I would be offered a position. This they said was two fold, one to be sure that you were ok with asking uncomfortable questions to family and friends such as, "will you do business with me" and two to make sure you had a market in which to start in. I had to turn my list over to management which made me weary, though I was told that the list was mine and mine alone, to this day I trust that they kept their word.
After completing the assignments and being offered the position a moderately in-depth background check was done. This is necessary as both NM and FINRA must approve of your employment. Lastly, before being contracted, you must attend and complete insurance licensing classes and obtain your insurance license.
The entire process can be as short or as long as you make it. All together from first contact with the company at the job fair to signed contract my process took about 4 months. However, the actual interview process from time of first contact to job offer was really only about 2 or 3 weeks.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Financial Representative Intern at Northwestern Mutual
Posted Feb 28, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2012 (took 2 days)
Spoke to a representative during an internship fair, received a call requesting to set up an interview.
Very comfortable setting, job requires outgoing personality and ability to get clients and network
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No negotiation, you take what they offer.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Financial Representative Intern at Northwestern Mutual
Posted Jan 25, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2011 (took 1 week)
Typical Behavioral Questions: Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Financial Representative Intern at Northwestern Mutual
Posted Dec 10, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2011 in Westport, CT (took 3 days)
I responded to the intern posting off of my schools career services webpage and they responded back within the next few days. I had to hand out 10 surveys (easy) then put on a presentation in front of the branch manager. The interview wasn't hard. They were really straight forward with mostly behavioral type questions (tell me about yourself, etc.)
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Presentation and a Background Check.
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Financial Representative Intern at Northwestern Mutual
Posted Oct 11, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2010 in Canton, OH (took 4+ weeks)
The first interview was with a recruiter who asked as many questions to get to know me better than the challenging ones most people think of when an interview comes to mind. The second interview was offered and I had to complete a personality assessment prior to the second interview. The second interview was an early morning session with the College Unit Director, a financial rep in charge of the office's intern program. Each applicant had to bring a life goals sheet as well as 10 questions to ask the CUD. The only requirement or test of the second interview is to show up on time. After that the applicants interview the CUD and are encouraged to ask any and all questions they have. After the second interview a networking project is assigned and a two week deadline is given. Upon completion the applicant sets up the third and final interview with the CUD. At the final interview the networking project is reviewed to make sure it was done properly and professionally and the applicants personality test is reviewed. My personality test suggested I could be suitable for the position and my networking project was also successfully vetted. I was offered the position 3/4s of the way through the interview and the other quarter was spent discussing expectations and future schedules.
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Negotiation Details
There is no negotiation.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Personality Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Financial Representative Intern at Northwestern Mutual
Posted Sep 20, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2011 in Clayton, MO (took 4 weeks)
Lengthy interview process. I had three interviews and I still wasn't offered the position until I called/e-mailed them several times. After working for the company as an intern, I am convinced they do this to everyone they interview and they hire almost everyone they interview.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Financial Representative Intern at Northwestern Mutual
Posted Sep 20, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2011 in Little Rock, AR (took 2 days)
Met with a younger woman for an initial on campus 1 on 1 interview. Very nice woman, and overall a fairly basic and easy interview.
Received a second interview in Little Rock with a Financial Rep, and more of the same from the first interview.
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Reason for Declining
Chose to decline, because they are other things I would rather be doing that are better tailored for my major. Mainly used the interview for the experience and a launching pad to start my job search during my final year in school.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Personality Test.
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Financial Representative Intern at Northwestern Mutual
Posted Sep 5, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2010 in McLean, VA (took 1 week)
I interviewed on campus initially. The interviewer was very nice and only asked behavioral questions. Next I was invited to their Office in Mclean where I interviewed with one person (who later was my Mentor) who also asked me behavioral questions. The last part was a presentation round which basically asked me to give a pitch on why I should be hired. The presentation was made to an audience of about five members.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Presentation.
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Financial Representative Intern at Northwestern Mutual
Posted Apr 18, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2011 in Pittsburgh, PA (took 4 weeks)
First interview is with an HR rep. Second is with a Financial Rep who gives you a market survey to fill out. 3rd interview is the offer
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Reason for Declining
Better opportunities
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Financial Representative Intern at Northwestern Mutual
Posted Apr 2, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2011 in Nashville, TN (took 3 days)
NMFN knows how to sell a job. They have it down to a science on how to sucker young college kids into taking this job. When I met the young lady at the career fair, she made it sound like the greatest thing anyone could do. After reading some reviews on glassdoor, I was able to see the correlations and specs about the job that in reality were terrible, but sugarcoated to the point an Ethiopian couldn't handle the donut.
I'm going to try to get a job here, just to see if I like it, plus it will give me a good foundation for my career as a financial advisor (I hope). I just want to know what happens when the singularity arrives and we can live forever. What will happen to life insurance then?
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