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      3.5★Compensation and benefits

      Financial Advisor Interview

      17 Jun 2012
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Chicago, IL
      Declined offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (Chicago, IL) in Jun 2012

      Interview

      I was contacted by a recruiter who came across my resume at a jobs board. I then did my research on the company and found mixed reviews. I then was scheduled for a ohine interview that lasted for about 30 minutes. It was conducted by the recruiter and i was asked to just talk about myself and my personality. Recruiter expressed interest in further advancing the interview process and scheduled a 1:1 interview at a Chicago office location with their top performer. I decided to give it a chance to see if it was a fit for me. The interview was very brief only was asked at most 8 questions and primarily entailed information on what the program was like. I was then asked to come back and sit with a mentor during a client meeting and scheduling for licensing was being scheduled. They also asked me to do 25 surveys and also list 25 contacts that I thought would be interested in their services. I thought it was a sleazy move to try to get business during an interview and really soured any potential interest with the company. It's really just sales job with no leads provided and 100% commission in other words you really are no risk to them if you make them money you make money if you don't then guess what?? you might have possibly soured your relationships with those on your address book trying to sell them overpriced insurance products while at the same time just wasting gas and most importantly your TIME. Jobs like these will promise you the world and focus in on presenting you others' rare success stories but never tell you about failure rate. Really didn't look like a top 15 internship to me.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What was your childhood like?
      2 Answers

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      Financial Advisor Interview

      1 Jun 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Tampa, FL
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (Tampa, FL)

      Interview

      Very professional and provide a deep background and understanding of the company. The recruiters are very friendly and help guide you through the interview process. Is a multi-step interview process including surveys and questionaries.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      In what ways do I believe that our goals align?
      Answer question

      Financial Advisor Interview

      20 May 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual

      Interview

      I went through three rounds. You have an initial screening, a one hour interview with an advisor, then meet with a partner in-person if possible. Very detailed, and they bring up cultural test results and financial projections.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Who is someone in your current network that could benefit from this?
      Answer question

      Financial Advisor Interview

      12 May 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual

      Interview

      Fortunately it was a decent introduction call. Unfortunately the recruiter did not know the mission statement for the organization and did not look it up to share it. Was also informed there were still to be four interviews in the interview process.

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