I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Mercer (Cincinnati, OH) in Feb 2018
Interview
Went in for an in-person interview where I met with several members of the actuarial team. I was contacted a few months later for a phone screening and was offered the position. From time to interview to accepting the offer, the process took about 4 months.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Mercer in Nov 2017
Interview
1. Virtual interview with two minutes to respond to set questions (about 30 seconds to plan response)
2. Excel skills test
3. Skype interview with four current employees of varying levels/positions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Walk me through a project you worked on from start to finish.
2. Why do you want to work as a health actuary?
3. Why consulting?
Health Actuarial Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Mercer with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Health Actuarial Analyst roles take an average of 105 days to get hired, when considering 2 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 Health Actuarial Analyst according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Drug test: 40%
Phone interview: 20%
Presentation: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
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