Mercury Marine Interview Questions & Reviews

Interviewed Mar 2011 in Fond du Lac, WI (took a day)

I applied online for the Functional Analyst position and had a phone interview scheduled within a week. The phone interview was pretty short (~20 minutes) and consisted of typical "Describe a time when..." questions regarding team work, conflict, critical thinking, etc.

The interview hit a wall about 10 minutes in once expected salary came up. Having only talked with this person for maybe 10 minutes, the question caught me off guard. I simply padded my answer by stating I hadn't had much experience negotiating salary in the past (looking for a job out of college) so whatever I answer with should be taken lightly. I said the national average is about 40k-50k starting for my degree and a position like this seems to warrant that salary.

Big mistake. The lady seemed to take offense that I would even dream of expecting that amount, and essentially spouted off reasons why I didn't deserve to make that salary. Whether true or not, unprofessional is an understatement when describing this lady. After about 5 minutes of that nonsense she attempted to save face near the end of the interview by enforcing my qualifications and how I would be a good fit for the position, but by that point I just didn't want to hear her talk anymore.

Needless to say I haven't heard from them and they haven't heard from me. As an aside, I applied for two other jobs during this time, and received job offers from both. The difference in attitude between the Mercury representative and the other two companies' is night and day.