I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (Rye Brook, NY) in Apr 2010
Interview
Had two phone interviews while in college. Very informative interviews about the internship structure, and no hard questions. The second interview was just to determine phone/presentation skills off of a very easy powerpoint presentation on basic questions about career goals and current network/ client base.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are your short term, long term, personal, professionals goals?
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?