Northwestern Mutual Interview Questions

70 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (86%)

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The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

3.6
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Interview Difficulty (23%)

The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.

1.8
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% Interns - FT Offers (84%)

The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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Interviews at Northwestern Mutual

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Year 2023
Job Title Other
Group/Division Software
Location Los Angeles
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2020
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Miami
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2022
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division N/A
Location Milwaukee
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
1st Year Analyst
Year 2018
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Generalist
Location Chicago
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Very Easy
Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Financial Services
Location New Orleans
Experience
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Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Financial Services
Location New Orleans
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Neutral
Difficulty
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Financial Advisor
Year 2019
Job Title Financial Advisor
Group/Division Financial Services
Location Madison
Experience
Negative
Difficulty
Easy
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2020
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Generalist
Location cleveland
Experience
Very Negative
Difficulty
Very Easy
Intern
Year 2020
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Wealth Management
Location Clinton
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Very Easy
Intern
Year 2020
Job Title Intern
Group/Division N/A
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - Northwestern Mutual Examples

Financial Advisor Interview - Software

Anonymous interview candidate in Los Angeles
Interviewed: June 2023
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Presentation
Skills Test
Personality Test
Interview
Multiple interviews, first with recruiter, then a skills test, followed by 2 meetings with the director, who also had a preseentation to share. I was initially contacted via a recruiter on LinkedIn, who the initial screenings were with, before having the skills test and 2 meetings with the director. I also had a small project of gathering leads that I was asked to complete. It was professional, but there was a lot of focus on selling insurance to people within my circle versus financial advising, which seemed somewhat predatory to me. They did offer me a base salary during my first year, as well as to cover the cost of my training, which is helpful and more than a lot of the other companies I was interviewing with offered.
Interview Questions
The most difficult question was an exercise about how I could convince somebody on the street to choose me as an advisor, and my approach in them. I am used to those types of questions, but we continued for a long time in this role play, as they were wanting to play a very difficult character, and we addressed a handful of different approaches

Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Miami
Interviewed: March 2020
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I kicked off my application process for the analyst position at Northwestern Mutual by submitting a meticulously crafted resume and cover letter through their online portal, ensuring my relevant skills and experiences were front and center. The recruitment team was quick to respond, ushering me into the assessment phase, which comprised of an online test that delved into my analytical abilities and personality traits. This was followed by a phone interview where I had the chance to discuss my professional journey and learn more about the company’s esteemed culture. I dedicated time to thoroughly research Northwestern Mutual, which paid off during the interview, allowing me to answer confidently and pose insightful questions. Moving forward, I was challenged with a case study that tested my practical problem-solving skills, providing a glimpse into the analyst role at the company. The subsequent in-depth interviews were split between assessing my behavioral competencies and technical acumen, with a series of questions centered around specific tools and methodologies pertinent to the role. Throughout the entire process, I felt that Northwestern Mutual was not just assessing my fit for them, but also helping me assess my own fit within their innovative and collaborative environment.
Interview Questions
Imagine you are given a dataset containing sales information for multiple stores across different regions over the past year. The dataset includes details like the product ID, quantity sold, sale date, and store location. Can you walk me through how you would analyze this dataset to identify which region had the highest total sales, and which specific store within that region had the highest sales?

Real Estate Analyst Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in Milwaukee
Interviewed: October 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
1 on 1 interview with regional director of real estate. Overall behavioral questions with a couple general questions to test knowledge of real estate inudtry and current events.
Interview Questions
How would I go about valuing a prospective property

intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: May 2018
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
three rounds of interviews. each with an employee in the sector. 30 minutes each one every week for three weeks
Interview Questions
what is a time you lead a team

Financial representative Inter Interview - Financial Services

Anonymous employee in New Orleans
Interviewed: February 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
There are 2 round interviews. The first round was interviewing by the recruiter. Most questions are behavioral. The second round is with an analyst. all of questions are behaviral.
Interview Questions
Why this position

Financial Representative Interview - Financial Services

Anonymous interview candidate in Madison
Interviewed: October 2019
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
First interview screen by phone was more so to see how you would fit with the team rather than anything about skills. Basically a resume review, no hard questions. Easy conversation.
Interview Questions
Nothing too difficult. Hardest question was what about finance I liked and what kind of career id like to pursue

financial rep intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in cleveland
Interviewed: October 2020
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Other
Interview
The interview is a sales pitch for the sales job-disguised as a finance role- that you'll be doing. The interviewer reeked of corporate jargon and didn't have an honest bone in his body. It was also with another interviewee so that tells how much they care about each candidate. In the end, we were asked to name 15 people with names and numbers to secure a third interview. Which I will not be doing. They make it seem like some great opportunity to be your own boss and how you can make unlimited amounts of money while avoiding the fact that you must shove life insurance down people's throat to get paid.
Interview Questions
The most difficult part was faking my whole personality to keep up with the interviewer's bs sales pitch. There was no question that any conscious person couldn't answer.

Summer Financial Representative Interview - Wealth Management

Anonymous employee in Clinton
Interviewed: March 2020
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
The interview process was relatively easy. After initially receiving a phone screen from the recruiter they invited me in to have a 1 on 1 interview. Despite preparing extensively, this interview was very easy and straightforward.
Interview Questions
What do you know about Northwestern Mutual?

Intern Interview

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: January 2020
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Interview consisted of a short email exchange with HR followed by an in-person interview with one of the analysts.
Interview Questions
Three days college. I'm glad I took
a day and hitchhiked around the hive.


You did come back different.


- Hi, Barry.
- Artie, growing a mustache? Looks good.


- Hear about Frankie?
- Yeah.


- You going to the funeral?
- No, I'm not going.


Everybody knows,
sting someone, you die.


Don't waste it on a squirrel.
Such a hothead.


I guess he could have
just gotten out of the way.


I love this incorporating
an amusement park into our day.


That's why we don't need vacations.


Boy, quite a bit of pomp...
under the circumstances.


- Well, Adam, today we are men.
- We are!


- Bee-men.
- Amen!


Hallelujah!


Students, faculty, distinguished bees,


please welcome Dean Buzzwell.


Welcome, New Hive Oity
graduating class of...


...9:15.


That concludes our ceremonies.


And begins your career
at Honex Industries!


Will we pick ourjob today?


I heard it's just orientation.


Heads up! Here we go.


Keep your hands and antennas
inside the tram at all times.


- Wonder what it'll be like?
- A little scary.


Welcome to Honex,
a division of Honesco


and a part of the Hexagon Group.


This is it!


Wow.


Wow.


We know that you, as a bee,
have worked your whole life


to get to the point where you
can work for your whole life.


Honey begins when our valiant Pollen
Jocks bring the nectar to the hive.


Our top-secret formula


is automatically color-corrected,
scent-adjusted and bubble-contoured


into this soothing sweet syrup


with its distinctive
golden glow you know as...


Honey!


- That girl was hot.
- She's my cousin!


- She is?
- Yes, we're all cousins.


- Right. You're right.
- At Honex, we constantly strive


to improve every aspect
of bee existence.


These bees are stress-testing
a new helmet technology.


- What do you think he makes?
- Not enough.


Here we have our latest advancement,
the Krelman.


- What does that do?
- Oatches that little strand of honey


that hangs after you pour it.
Saves us millions.


Oan anyone work on the Krelman?


Of course. Most bee jobs are
small ones. But bees know


that every small job,
if it's done well, means a lot.


But choose carefully


because you'll stay in the job
you pick for the rest of your life.


The same job the rest of your life?
I didn't know that.


What's the difference?


You'll be happy to know that bees,
as a species, haven't had one day off


in 27 million years.


So you'll just work us to death?


We'll sure try.


Wow! That blew my mind!


"What's the difference?"
How can you say that?


One job forever?
That's an insane choice to have to make.


I'm relieved. Now we only have
to make one decision in life.


But, Adam, how could they
never have told us that?


Why would you question anything?
We're bees.


We're the most perfectly
functioning society on Earth.


You ever think maybe things
work a little too well here?


Like what? Give me one example.


I don't know. But you know
what I'm talking about.


Please clear the gate.
Royal Nectar Force on approach.


Wait a second. Oheck it out.


- Hey, those are Pollen Jocks!
- Wow.


I've never seen them this close.


They know what it's like
outside the hive.


Yeah, but some don't come back.


- Hey, Jocks!
- Hi, Jocks!


You guys did great!


You're monsters!
You're sky freaks! I love it! I love it!


- I wonder where they were.
- I don't know.


Their day's not planned.

Financial Representative Interview - Financial Planning and Analysis

Anonymous interview candidate in Norwalk
Interviewed: February 2020
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Presentation
Skills Test
Personality Test
Interview
It was a first round screening followed by a few tests and then a 2 on 1 interview with the managing director and head of the recruitment program.
Interview Questions
The most difficult part was showing commitment to the program given my background. My experiences emphasize a desire to go into IB or PE but this was becoming a financial representative -- they came out pretty intensely asking for me to justify why I was there. I was also younger than the target group so they wanted me to justify the fact I would outperform and come back if they were to give me a return offer.

they asked:
"Why are you here?"
"What would you bring to me?"
"You need to show me something special, how would you that?"
$25bn+
Est Annual Revenue

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