Northwestern seemed like a good company. A red flag i realized was when they asked me for referrals because apparently the were expanding. Then i read that the employee retention rate there was 13%. Pretty crappy. They weren't expanding they were trying to fill slots because so many people quit. Also, they asked of referrals for people who never even went to college with no business background.

There were four or five interviews, if you count the meeting with my future mentor. There were also a few personality assessments. Lots of paperwork. The finance industry is tightly regulated.