I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Mercer (Piscataway, NJ)
Interview
Applied through University Career Services, pretty simple interview on campus. Basic behavioral questions, such as, why actuary, why consulting, favorite class you've taken. Didn't get an offer because I didn't have any exams passed and I was a sophomore.
Total 2 rounds one technical and one Hr. HR sets a call for the technical round once it's gets a approval HR discuss the remaining part like profile salary location
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What happens to liability when discount rate falls
It was very good and smooth. It Did not drag unnecessarily and they were very clear in terms of the next steps. Overall interview process took about 3 weeks only
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why are you thinking if living your current employer
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Mercer (Melbourne) in Nov 2021
Interview
Two interviews as well as a test delivered in Excel. The test is pretty straightforward but it’s worth to review some formulas and shortcuts. Interviewers are friendly and they do really want to know you more as a person.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Actuarial? Which industry (GI, life, super) do you prefer?
Actuarial applicants have rated the interview process at Mercer with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 92% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Actuarial roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 14 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Mercer overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Mercer as a Actuarial according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 28%
Group panel interview: 11%
Drug test: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
Presentation: 6%
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