Promoting Sound Career Choices

“Our selection process is geared to make sure we feel good about choosing our Financial Representatives, and they feel good about choosing Northwestern Mutual Financial Network,” says Milt Hall, Managing Partner of The Hall Financial Group.
The group’s personal, high-touch process includes four to six individual meetings to identify appropriate candidates and to help candidates determine whether they want to be affiliated with the Network. Candidates have the opportunity to take several comprehensive career assessment tests and to meet with current Financial Representatives.

“We recognize this is not the typical process,” Milt Hall says. “But we’ve designed it to promote mutual discovery.” The result is a high-energy team that supports each other in helping clients succeed.

The Hall Financial Group works with many colleges and universities in upstate New York and Vermont, including especially strong relationships with the following:

Siena College, where The Hall Financial Group is designated as “Employer in-House.” The Hall Financial Group’s Director of Development, Kristen Cargill, conducts mock interviews biweekly.  The Hall Financial Group sponsors the MonsterTrak system for the college. The Hall Financial Group also sponsors events such as the Etiquette Dinner for Senior Student Athletes and the “Introduction to Senior Days” event.  Financial Representatives from The Hall Financial Group speak to students in business, marketing and finance classes. The Hall Financial Group’s Financial Representatives are also involved in a variety of alumni activities.

SUNY Albany, where The Hall Financial Group is a key athletic department contributor and coordinates events such as the Etiquette Dinner and the Employer Panel. The Hall Financial Group’s Financial Representatives are frequent classroom presenters and have strong alumni affiliations along with membership to the American Marketing Association.

Union College, where The Hall Financial Group’s Financial Representatives are actively involved in alumni activities and work closely with the college’s career center professionals.

The Hall Financial Group also reaches out to potential Financial Representatives through community programs and professional organizations, participating in many local chambers of commerce, some of which are the Albany Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, the Colonie Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors and the Capital District National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. Financial Representatives are also active in the National Association of Colleges and Employers, and the group is a key sponsor of the Journeyman Athletics Association.

Please visit the following Web sites for more information about our Internship Program and career insights from other successful Financial Representatives in your area or feel free to contact Kristen Cargill, Director of Development for The Hall Financial Group, at (518) 785-4141 or kristen.cargill@nmfn.com.