I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual in Nov 2011
Interview
They start by doing a general interview on the phone or in person. Your second interview, if you "pass" the first interview, is to create a presentation that basically sells why you want to work for NW and why you would be a great intern. The third interview is where you bring in lots of potential contacts and go over how you would network with the campus director. Basically for the second and third interview you need to spend several hours beforehand preparing for the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you deal with cold-calling? Are you resilient enough to handle it? Can you handle rejection?
I applied online. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (Milwaukee, WI) in Nov 2025
Interview
Quick and easy. Interviewers were very kind and only focused on behavioral questions, Making it a smooth yet effective process. Consisted of three rounds, A phone call. Group virtual interview. And then a solo virtual interview.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual in Oct 2025
Interview
The process was very easy to navigate, but the interview was weird. I was asked way too many questions about what my parents, siblings, and friends do for work. I was also asked to give the full names of 3 people to refer to the company, which was very invasive, and I had to politely decline. Overall, it gave me a weird vibe, and I withdrew my application right after.
I applied through other source. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (Stamford, CT) in Mar 2025
Interview
Everyone was nice. Questions were straightforward and made sense. They were very easy to talk to made everything clear to me and were abl to address any questions and concerns that I had.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was a situation where you experienced hardship and how were you able to push through.
