I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Principal Financial Group in Sept 2025
Interview
One way interview, 4 questions. Pretty easy with time to think about responses for 3/4 questions and allowed to redo responses. One question was given a 30 second prep time and you only get one chance
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked to tell me about yourself, why work for principal financial, what sets you apart from other applicants.
I applied online. I interviewed at Principal Financial Group (Des Moines, IA) in Apr 2020
Interview
I broke out into several smaller interviews and was given a brief explanation of the business unit followed by a series of questions about myself. Answering the questions in the STAR method seemed helpful.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give us an example of a time where you had to solve a difficult problem, how did you manage and what was the outcome?
