Financial Adviser applicants have rated the interview process at Northwestern Mutual with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 89% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Financial Adviser roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Northwestern Mutual overall takes an average of 20 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Northwestern Mutual as a Financial Adviser according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 38%
IQ intelligence test: 15%
Presentation: 15%
Phone interview: 15%
Background check: 8%
Drug test: 8%
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I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (Wellesley, MA) in Apr 2019
Interview
Very smooth and fast. The hiring manager was friendly and professional. They do a great job of making you feel that you are entering into a corporate finance profession when in fact it is a sales profession which is largely masked as a corporate career.
I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (Hunt Valley, MD)
Interview
Very structured interview. The interview lasted 45 minutes. The interviewer complimented each answer and offered follow up questions. The interviewer was very skilled and professional. This was interview 1 of 3 lengthy interviews. The next will be scheduled if I decide to pursue commission only sales farther.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (San Diego, CA) in Sep 2023
Interview
The interview process was phone based and zoom interviews, first with Human Resources generalist followed by the director of Human Resources and a team consisting of adviser team managers. The branch manager was scheduled to attend but had other matters to attend.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you plan on developing clientele for your book of businesss
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (Houston, TX) in Jan 2021
Interview
Multiple interviews- started with basic questions and sent me home with homework of reaching out to friends and family about their insurance needs to see if me working with them would be something they’d be interested in - as a way to test if working in that industry was the right fit for me.