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Northwestern Mutual Sales Interview Questions & Reviews
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Declined Offer – Interviewed in Boston, MA – Reviewed Oct 14, 2012
Interview Details – Very relaxed 1:1 interview we walked through my resume and she asked why I was interested. She explained the training process to me and we hit it off.
Interview Question – Where do you see yourself in 5 years. Answer Question
Reason for Declining – The position just wasn't for me
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Declined Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Oct 2011 – Reviewed Jan 2, 2012
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First interview was over the phone, second interview in person with HR, after second interview they email you some links to a series of tests/ questionnaires. They will ask you to disclose all of your personal assets/liabilities.
The person from HR was nice, personable, and well informed about the different "levels" within the company. The second interview was scripted.
Pay is 100% commission
Interview Question – What sales experience do you have? Answer Question
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Declined Offer – Interviewed in Greensboro, NC Jun 2010 – Reviewed Oct 7, 2011
Interview Details – Long Process but new the wanted to know exactly what they were getting in a new hire
Interview Question – What is your greatest assest? Answer Question
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Declined Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Sep 2011 – Reviewed Sep 25, 2011
Interview Details – I received a cold call from a recruiter and was asked to come in for an interview. The interview was very invasive of my personal and family life although both interviewers were very nice. The culture in the building seemed to be varied. There were people in suits and ties, and people in jeans and t-shirts in the same office. I was asked to fill out some forms before the interview and ultimately declined to continue the process.
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Declined Offer – Interviewed in Dallas, TX Mar 2011 – Reviewed Apr 23, 2011
Interview Details – Everyone was very nice, the recruiter i talked to at my career fair was the same woman that did my one on one interview. She asked basic behavioral questions and expected you to go in depth with them. ex: name one of your weaknesses.
Interview Question – name one of your weaknesses Answer Question
Reason for Declining – I had to get all my clients myself and I wasn't comfortable doing it
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Declined Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Jul 2010 – Reviewed Jan 5, 2011
Interview Details – To long, I would have liked to know more about the place and job early on.
Interview Question – Why was I applying at Northwestern? View Answer
Reason for Declining – Didn’t like the pushy interviewer.
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Declined Offer – Interviewed in Phoenix, AZ Sep 2009 – Reviewed May 3, 2010
Interview Details – It began with a 1:1 interview with a recruiter. Basically questions were asked about why I wanted the job and what I knew about the company. Then I received another interview a week later with the hiring manager similar behavioral questions were asked. From the first interview they gave me some homework and literature to go over. It consisted of a web that I could fill out with prospective life insurance prospects.
Interview Questions
- Do you have friends that would be potential life insurance prospects? Answer Question
- What are your greatest strengths and weaknesses? Answer Question
Reason for Declining – I found a better opportunity.
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Declined Offer – Interviewed in Fort Worth, TX Mar 2010 – Reviewed Mar 18, 2010
Interview Details – I met with a recruiter on campus and did a phone interview and assesment test within a week after meeting with them. The phone interview went well and my assesment results were "great" (per recruiter). The questions were pretty general interview questions. I declined the second interview.
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- What has been your greatest accomplishment? Answer Question
- Looking back is there anything you regret and why? Answer Question
Reason for Declining – The job sounded good, but it was an internship and I was looking more for full time.
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No Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Jan 2010 – Reviewed Mar 13, 2010
Interview Details – The interview process for Northwestern mutual begins with one 1:1 interview and then you are told to take an online assesment, from there there is a second round interview. The interview mainly consists of a behavioral interview where they ask you questions like where do you see yourself in the next 5 years...and "tell me about yourself."
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- Where do you see yourself in ten years? View Answer
- Please tell me about yourself Answer Question
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No Offer – Interviewed in Aug 2008 – Reviewed Oct 23, 2009
Interview Details – Posed to be a great internship experience. However it turned out to be nothing more than selling life insurance to your family and friends. More of a sales position than the financial based job they had discussed. Decided to not follow through with a second interview because the position did not interest me.
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Pros: The culture is great! Love the opportunities that I have had with this company. I have had an opportunity to grow in knowledge and experience. Great opportunities for self-improvement and gaining knowledge of the Financial Services Industry. – Full Review `
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