i was contacted by a northwestern mutual inside recruiter after being recommended by a associate who was in their internship program. i had an initial phone screening with the recruiter followed by an online assessment that is specific to their company. it was a simple questionnaire designed to highlight any traits i might have to benefit the company. i was called back for a second round to meet the recruiter and go over my results and talk more about the position, in the same meeting i scheduled a third round where i would meet the district manager. i was then given a packet of mock interview work to see if the work i would be doing would be right for me. it was a heavy amount of networking and proposing awkward questions to family and friends, but in the end was ultimately a true representation of what you would be doing. after this i was scheduled to meet the office leadership and offered the position.

The interview asks exactly what you would expect it, but it seems almost too easy. This role is giving people interested in sales a way to practice reaching out to people and doing consultations, but nothing technical. It is a way for the company to leverage a new interns network to get people to buy their product. They basically tell you what you're going to do instead of interviewing you.