I applied through other source. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual in Jan 2010
Interview
Take personality assessment, meet with office point of contact (total joke, 1st meeting serves solely as a screening process). Wait 2 weeks for a person of authority to get around to calling ou back, review personality assessment, and meet several more times until you ask for the job. NML wants you to show your motivation by going after the position vs. having it offered to you. Then, series of meeting re compensation structure (you get a $4,000 signing bonus and realisticaly can expect to make $0 in commission your first 2 months). There are no benefits, insurance is expensive, and you pay monthly fees just to sit at your cubicle. The "average" first year commission management will sell you (I was told $67,000) is not realistic. The average 1st year NML rep makes $15,000 before paying office expenses and paying for health insurance.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What makes you think you have an entrepreneurial drive?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (Tucson, AZ) in Feb 2025
Interview
Interviews were very easy. Didn't feel like there was any competition. Met with a recruiter, director of growth, and didn't go through with final interview. Needed to fill out referrals sheet and conduct interviews that concluded with asking if they would be interested in my service.
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (Rockland, MA) in Mar 2024
Interview
Teams call with the director of recruiting who was herself a skilled salesperson and had her script memorized to a tee. This was clearly a commission sales job where the candidate would have to use their own connections to generate their own leads. But, the product isn't terrible or outside my wheelhouse so I was interested in continuing with the process. I then failed their outdated "personality test", the type which has been debunked as completely ineffective, so the director of recruiting told me my candidacy was "on pause".
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (Fort Collins, CO) in Feb 2024
Interview
The interview was preliminary and conducted over zoom. straightforward. They asked about my background, interests, and previous employment. Emphasized the importance of having a strong natural market to sell products to. I was able to ask some questions and engage in conversation, Overall, the interview was basic, but engaging,
