Internships

Can you envision a life of financial independence, freedom and calling your own shots? Many college students cannot. That's why our internships provide a valuable opportunity for students to combine classroom learning with a real life look into what they could truly make of themselves.

The Waltos Group offers scholarships at 2 local universities for Spring 2010. Download the applications for:

• California State University, Fullerton (CSUF)
• University of California, Irvine (UCI)

Learn about our campus affiliations, how our internship program is viewed in the media, a message from our Managing Partner, Bob Waltos, and the internship opportunity.

• The Waltos Group announces Scholarship Winners at two California Universities
• Internship Experts at Vault, Inc. Name Northwestern Mutual #1 Internship in the Insurance Industry and a Top 10 program for 13th Straight Year
• A Message from Managing Partner, Bob Waltos . . . A Rewarding Career Choice
• Campus Affiliations
• Chapman University
• The Internship Opportunity

Internship Experts at Vault, Inc. Name Northwestern Mutual #1 internship in the Insurance Industry and a Top 10 program for 13th Straight Year
For the thirteenth consecutive year, the Northwestern Mutual internship program has been named a top ten program by the internship experts at Vault, Inc. Read more.

A Message from Managing Partner, Bob Waltos . . . A Rewarding Career Choice
Prior to joining Northwestern Mutual, I was a college student. I joined Northwestern Mutual Financial Network because I appreciated the value that the insurance industry brought to people's lives. Having lost my father young, I understand the benefit of having our products in place and family protection. Northwestern Mutual is a top rated financial services firm and has always maintained one of the best reputations in the marketplace.

Understand that you are in a "worth" career. This industry is about worth and it is about discipline and process. In coming with Northwestern Mutual, you are blessed with a world-class risk based insurance platform. The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (Northwestern Mutual), the nation's largest direct provider of individual life insurance, according to statistics compiled from A.M. Best data, has always received the best possible insurance financial strength ratings from Standard & Poor's, Fitch Ratings, A.M. Best and Moody's. The part that is up to you is prospecting and hard work and discipline, and if you are willing to accept those as a challenge, the opportunities are unlimited.

The last thing that I have to offer to people who are looking at a career is this: Vance Caesar gave a talk to the board at Chapman Univerisity one time, and he was talking about highly successful people, and happy and unhappy highly successful people.

As I recall and this is by no means a quote, but there were only two separating factors from happy highly successful people and unhappy ones. The one was purposeful work and the second was discipline and I feel so privileged that in our business and our industry that both of those are cornerstones to what we're all about.

Campus Affiliations
The Waltos Group recruits and actively participates in many career centers at various colleges and universities, including:

• California State University—Long Beach
• California State University—Fullerton
• University of California—Irvine
• Cal Poly Pomona
• University of California—Riverside
• Concordia University—Irvine
• Chapman University
• Vanguard University

Chapman University
The Waltos Group is actively involved with Chapman University in Orange, California. Bob serves as the Chair of the Board of Counselors to the Dean of The George L. Argyros School of Business & Economics at Chapman University. In May 2004, Bob and his wife, Carolyn, funded the Dean’s Chair of the Business & Economics School to ensure ASBE will forever have stable and visionary leadership.

The Internship Opportunity
The ambition of the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network Internship program has been less to sell our financial products than to develop people. As a Financial Representative College Intern, you will enjoy the benefit of working with The Waltos Group where you'll receive outstanding guidance, superior support and quality expertise.

As full-time college students, interns generally work 15 to 20 hours per week developing business- and client-building skills. In most ways, our interns follow the same process for establishing their careers as our Financial Representatives.

Our internship offers you invaluable business experience that you will take with you far into your career. But that's just the start of the impact this can have on your future and your present. Consider these benefits:

• Practical guidance in your career selection process
• The chance to develop your networking and business relationship skills
• Flexible work schedule
• Securities license, state licenses for life, health and accident insurance opportunities and a head start program for a career as a full-time Financial Representative
• Compensation in the same manner as a full-time Financial Representative
• Actual business experience for your resume
• Test drive the Financial Representative career

Regardless of what you do after graduation, you'll have a foundation of skills and knowledge to build your career upon. One out of three former interns becomes a full-time Financial Representative upon graduation. These graduates have built a solid foundation for immediate and future career success.

The two-thirds who choose other career paths benefit as well. They launch their career with stronger business-building skills and a clearer sense of where they want their career to take them.

After completing the internship, the knowledge you have gained, coupled with the opportunity to work for The Waltos Group as a full-time Financial Representative, can lead you to a profitable and fulfilling future.

Still uncertain? Visit Northwestern Mutual Financial Network Internships. Here you'll find videos from current interns who talk about their experience, a quick tour highlighting some of the career aspects, and a fun quiz, "Have You Got What It Takes?" to help you decide if you're suited for a financial representative internship. You can also apply for the internship. If you'd like more information or want to sign up for a Group Intern Information Session at The Waltos Group office, email shelby.olsen@nmfn.com.