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Many Northwestern Mutual employees work as though they are independent business owners. Talk to me about what makes your entrepreneurial by nature.
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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
Although you may be employed by Northwestern Mutual, they want to ensure that you will be able to run your portfolio as though it is your own business. You may be responsible for building your client list, maintaining relationships, and adjusting your business to the ever-changing economic environments and trends that we face today.
Share with the interviewer what an entrepreneurial mindset means to you, and how you go about exercising that mentality in your day to day work.
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"For me, it's important that I continue to manage my portfolio of clients as though it's my own business. To do this, I pay for and attend industry conferences regularly. Rather than running straight to management, I reverse engineer problems and conduct research when an issue arises. Also, I take the opportunity to read as much as I can. I absorb myself wholly in topics related to finance, investments, and wealth management."
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"An entrepreneurial mindset, to me, means to continually seek out new challenges and think about my career vision every day. Also, I am an exceptional problem solver. I think quickly and can get myself out of most situations by looking at the issue from various angles. I willingly accept feedback and criticism, then take that feedback to find new ways of working. These are just some of the entrepreneurial qualities I will bring to Northwestern Mutual and my clients."
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My family has always said I have a knack for business, and perhaps they’re right. When I was in second grade, I began making and wearing paper ties to school on Tuesdays and called it “Tuesday Tie Day”. When others wanted in, I made and sold the ties for a quarter. I created both the demand and the supply for my product— and soon I ran a store out of my desk. I currently own a photography business, and I’m always looking for ways to create value.
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Very cute - Tuesday Tie Day! :) It's great that you have always been naturally entrepreneurial. Talk more about your photography business to bring your answer from way back when to the modern day. Good job!
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