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Updated May 7, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Analyst at Mercer
Posted Apr 16, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2010 (took 5 months)
I was referred to an analyst position by a current Mercer employee, and interviewed with a total of 12 people over a period of 5 months. This included initial phone screenings, several phone interviews and two sets of onsite meetings.
Most of the questions were standard (why Mercer, what do you think you bring to the role, do you have experience in this area etc), and each interview was an hour exactly. There was a large emphasis on having me ask them questions of Mercer, and in some interviews they barely asked me any questions at all and just talked about Mercer. The employees I met were mostly smart, professional and friendly. There were a couple of jerks (one guy showed up without my resume and was incredibly rude throughout the interview) but I think most companies have a few of those!
The HR department were very responsive throughout, and I got the impression that they were covering for an unresponsive manager. I've been waiting on a promised phone call for some time, so I'm assuming that I won't be offered the role at this stage.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Human Capital Analyst at Mercer
Posted Mar 29, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2010 (took 2 weeks)
General behavioral questions, I was interviewed on the phone by two associates, very interested in experience with data analysis and asked mostly about specific things I have done with financial data. Nothing too exciting or out of the ordinary. The interviewer said they tend to do a lot of phone screens and then pick out final candidates weeks later.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Analyst at Mercer
Posted Mar 26, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2009 (took 2 weeks)
Process started with a phone interview with 2 consultants. Then brought in for an interview with 7 team members (3 groups of 2 anaylsts/associates and 1 principal). The interview process was 3-4 hours, mostly questions about employment history & relevance. The principal rarely asked questions, just told me to listen - actually asked me not to speak which was strange. Despite multiple attempts to follow-up with principal, they never sent a response until another team member from another office (another state!) said the position had been filled. very strange process considering i was told after the phone interview that the in-person interview was simply standard procedure.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Actuarial Analyst at Mercer
Posted Mar 24, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2010 in San Francisco, CA (took a day)
On campus recruiting, UC Berkeley. They interviewed 14 candidates for the first round at UC Berkeley, and I'm not sure how many got into the second round, but I didn't and my friend also didn't. Basically, they didn't ask any technical questions. All behavior questions, so it's easy to prepare.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Marketing Manager at Mercer
Posted Mar 16, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2008 in Geneva (Switzerland) (took 6 weeks)
I had an initial phone interview with the hiring manager on the phone. It lasted one and a half hours. I went very well. In fact, he said, "I probably shouldn't tell you this, but I told my wife that I think I've found my candidate." When he came to town we had a two-hour interview. Again, fantastic. We talked salary, start date, etc.
I then met with the dotted line manager, a guy who was based in Europe at another location. That seemed to go okay.
After that I had to take an online personality test. I guess I bombed that.
Then it got weird. It took well over a month to get a response, which I'd figured by that time was a "No" any way. It seems that they made the offer to someone else and were stringing me along in case the other person said no. I was just ticked off because if the answer is no just tell me already. Don't make me chase you down. Very poor form on their part.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Personality Test.
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Mercer Health & Benefits at Mercer
Posted Mar 13, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2010 in New York, NY (took 3 weeks)
The people were very nice and enthusiastic about their work. The work culture at the office was extremely laid back and included a 'Casual Friday'. The questions themselves were the run-of-the-mill, but just be prepared for simple questions that might trip you up. Good luck!
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Investment Consulting Analyst at Mercer
Posted Mar 12, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2010 (took 4 weeks)
The phone interview was grueling. It was about 45min and consecutive "Tell me about a time" questions. You can expect the typical "Greatest strength and weakness" question. I go in for 2nd round interviews in a couple weeks and it is supposed to last the entire day where I will interview with several analysts and associates.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Personality Test.
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Analyst at Mercer
Posted Jan 21, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2008 in Philadelphia, PA (took 2 days)
There were two rounds of interviews - an on-campus interview and a site interview. Both contained behavioral and situational questions, but the site interview also included a case study. The interview process took about 2 months, including the time I had to wait to hear about a second interview and the job offer.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Health and Benefits Intern at Mercer
Posted Aug 13, 2009 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2009 in Tampa, FL (took 3 weeks)
I applied online at the appropriate location on their website for the intern position. I was offered an interview over the phone and accepted. For the interview, I met with several employees in the H&B group, one principle I would never work with, another employee I would never work with, my "boss" who's title is a principle, and the person directly below him. They are required to ask generalized interview questions which, as far as I can tell, none of the higher-ups read before the interview. Each interview is supposed to last 30 minutes, with my boss's being at the end and extending. The non-principles interviewed me in the conference room and I waited in the lobby of the office between interviews. There must have been little planning for the interview, as I was asked the same pre-written personality questions (from a list of about 50) by each person. The principle I never worked with thought it was funny and asked that I tell her if I answered one already. The principle I worked with told me more about the job and what I would do there. Both of these people interviewed me in their offices.
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Negotiation Details
I was unable to negotiate pay. As an intern my pay was hourly and non-negotiable. I was able to choose a starting date and so I picked the earliest date possible to extend the internship (which cannot last more than 12 weeks).
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Analyst at Mercer
Posted Aug 4, 2009
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2008 in Los Angeles, CA (took 3 weeks)
Submit your resume through the college recruiting system, then if chosen, you will interview with one manager from the office. If that interview goes well you will have a second interview in the office with a variety of people, most of whom you will be working with if you get the job. The interviews are mostly personality based, nothing too concrete, just trying to see how competent you are. There is a writing and excel test, which is simple and consists of recreating an excel spreadsheet.
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Negotiation Details
Not much negotiation.
Other Details
I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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