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Principal Financial Group hiring data — Seen Grade B+ · 88/100

Principal Financial Group has a Seen Grade of B+ · 88/100 from 6 applicant accounts. Applicants report a 17% ghost rate and a 83% response rate. Applicants are largely kept in the loop, making this one of the more transparent hiring processes we track.

What applicants report about Principal Financial Group

Seen has 6 self-reported applicant reports for Principal Financial Group, all drawn from public review sites; these are claims and community signals, not verified facts. Among applicants who reported an outcome, the weighted response rate is 83% and the weighted ghost rate is 17%, and Seen's grade for the company is 88/100. Applicants describe processes that often combine phone or recorded video screens with later rounds involving several interviewers, and several mention waiting periods between steps.

Based on 6 self-reported applicant reports (6 from public review sites) · summary generated October 2026 · self-reported claims, not verified facts

Principal Financial Group hiring — frequently asked

Principal Financial Group application status: do applicants hear back?

Of 6 applicant accounts on Seen, 83% say Principal Financial Group got back to them (a rejection counts as an answer) and 17% say they never heard back. These are applicants' own accounts, not verified facts.

What is the Principal Financial Group hiring process like?

Seen grades the Principal Financial Group hiring process B+ (88/100) from 6 applicant accounts. Those reports say 83% of applicants heard back and 17% never did. These are applicants' own accounts, not verified facts.

Does Principal Financial Group ghost applicants?

Of 6 applicant accounts on Seen, 17% say Principal Financial Group never got back to them after they applied or interviewed. Most say they did hear back one way or another. These are applicants' own accounts, not verified facts.

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Seen Grade B+, 88 out of 100Good record

Most applicants hear back — 83% get a response.

6 applicant accounts counted in the grade

Moderate confidenceLast updated Oct 17, 2026How grades work
Hear back
83%
High
Ghosted
17%
Low
Wasted-effort risk
10%
Low

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