Financial Planning Sales Program, Internship

Overview

The Financial Services Sales  Program is a paid, 12-week early-career experience where studentshave an opportunity to explore thepathtobecominga Northwestern Mutual Financial Representative. Through comprehensive training, personalized coaching, mentorship, and real client-facing experience,you'lldevelopfoundationalsales, relationship-building, and communication skills while exploring whether an entrepreneurial advisor career is right for you.

In this hands-on program, you'll operate as an independent contractor, learning how financial advisors help clients navigate important financial decisions by understanding their goals, identifying their needs, and creating personalized financial plans. You can build a go-to-market strategy and business plan, learn how advisors conduct client conversations about financial goals and needs, and understand how they help guide individuals toward solutions tailored to their needs.

Along the way, you'll see how advisors earn trust, develop lasting client relationships, and recommend insurance, investment, and wealth solutions that support a client's broader financial goals.

Unlike many traditional internships, this program is built around real responsibility and practical application. You'll learn through experiencing and doing, not just observing. Our goal is to provide a depth of experience that helps you build valuable professional skills, understand what it takes to grow a business, and make a meaningful impact in the lives of others. By the end of the program, you'll have a clearer understanding of the advisor career path and the opportunity to determine whether it's the right fit for your future

Schedule:Flexible, designed to work around classes and other commitments
Compensation:Up to $3,000 in activity-based pay, plus commission on sales. There is no salary or hourlycompensation.

What You'll Learn

Develop Career-Ready Skills Through Real

Experience:

Build communication, sales, relationship-building, and business development skills through hands-on training, coaching, mentorship, and real client interactions.

Learn How to Help Clients Plan for What Matters:Gain exposure to Northwestern Mutual's planning approach and learn how insurance, investments, retirement planning, and other solutionscan help clients achieve financial security.

Explore an Entrepreneurial Career with Clarity:Getexperience learninghow business development, client relationships, accountability, and compensationcontributeto long-term success.

What You'll Do

In the Financial Planning Sales Program, you'll:

• Develop foundationalsalesskillsthroughhands-onclientinteractions, includinghostingdiscoveryconversationsto understand theirprioritiesand goals.
• Builda market of potential clients throughprospecting,personal connections, referrals, and new relationships.
• Learn about Northwestern Mutual 'sholistic financial planning approach andhow advisors develop recommendationsacross insurance,investments, retirement, andotherfinancial decisions.
• Work alongside experienced financial advisors through mentorship andjoint work opportunities.
• Securerequired Life, Accident & Health insurance licensing

By completingtheavailabletrainingin this program,includingholdingthe College Agent’s Contract,meetinglicensing requirements,building your network, conducting discovery conversations, participating in client planning activities, applying coaching feedback, and engaging in business development,you will bebetter positionedforsuccessinthisprogram orwhatevercareeryoumaychoose.

How Compensation Works

Compensation is tied to completingsales-and business-focusedprogram activities, including conducting financial discovery conversationsandlearninghowadvisorsprepare personalized recommendations.

Additional compensation takes the form ofcommissions from eligible sales.

Here'show it works:

• You can earn up to $3,000 during the program based oncompletingsales and business development activities
• You also have the opportunity to earn commissions from sales
• There is no salary or hourly compensation

Who This Early-Career Program Is For

We'relooking for students who are:

• Currently enrolled full-time in college (juniors and…