***Seeking college students who will be local to the Columbus area in the Spring or Summer of 2025. This is strictly a sales / finance focused internship with weekly Home Office stipends plus the ability to earn performance based revenue.***

You will have the opportunity to build your confidence, develop a professional network, and help people achieve financial freedom with the support of a Fortune 500 company.

Our internship program mimics our full-time Financial Representative career, allowing you to:

• Learn how to prospect and network to build your business and client base
• Develop and execute on a business strategy
• Call on potential clients and set meetings to understand their financial goals
• Prepare plans and offer useful recommendations
• Gain exposure to proprietary planning software platforms
• Engage in weekly coaching, training, and development meetings
• Get licensed with your Life, Accident, and Health insurance license
• Build life skills that create future career opportunities

Are you a fit for this internship?

• Full-time student: juniors and seniors preferred.
• Entrepreneurial ambitions and curiosity for sales
• Highly involved on campus (leader, athlete, campus orgs, student government, etc)
• Excellent time-management skills
• Interest in financial literacy and planning tools
• Business savvy and desire to increase critical thinking abilities

Get inspired at local and national recognition events, earn access to leadership programs, and collaborate with experts in our business.

Depending on performance within the internship program, eligible students have an opportunity to interview for a full-time Financial Representative or Advisor role upon graduation.

Compensation & Benefits

• Performance-based earnings and revenue
• Learning and Development Incentives (up to $1000/month, not inclusive of earned commissions)
• Productivity Bonuses
• Support for insurance licensing (life, health, DI, LTC)
• Support for SIE, Series 6, Series 63 investment exam registrations (eligibility required)

About Us

For over 165 years, we have helped our clients spend their lives living through comprehensive and innovative financial planning. We combine the expertise of our financial professionals with personalized digital experience and industry-leading products to give our clients the ability to successfully navigate their financial lives.

Our tailored approach includes multiple financial strategies—insurance, investments, and annuities—built to reinforce each other, keeping our clients consistently on track to meet goal after goal. We lead with unmatched financial strength and access to the best products and services for our clients.

Our Financial Representatives and College Financial Representatives are valued partners and proud business owners. As such, they are considered independent contractors for income tax purposes, and a "statutory employee" for Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax purposes.

We strive to create teams that reflect our customers and communities, fostering an environment where all employees are welcomed, valued, and heard.

Why join Northwestern Mutual:

• Fortune 500 company (2023)
• Top 100 Internship Programs, Yello x WayUp (2022)
• 5.0+ million clients and growing
• $257 billion retail investment client assets held or managed by Northwestern Mutual
• Forbes' Best Employers for Diversity (2018-2021)
• Unsurpassed financial strength