I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Northwestern Mutual (New Brunswick, NJ) in Mar 2011
Interview
They had a recruiter reach out for me, it was an easy process but judging by the clothes the people wore and the cars in the parking lot, there was no way that anyone was making anywhere close to the numbers they proposed.
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.
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.
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Question 1
Who is someone in your current network that could benefit from this?
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.