Associate Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at Mercer with 3.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Consultant roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 6 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 Associate Consultant according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 27%
One on one interview: 18%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
Other: 9%
Skills test: 9%
Phone interview: 9%
Drug test: 9%
Group panel interview: 9%
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In-person interview on campus with one person. Mostly standard behavioral questions with a new analytical/out of the box questions. Helpful if I need clarification and did not take very long overall.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Mercer (Jakarta)
Interview
The interview consisted of several stages; the first one was a behavioural interview and the next was a Mettl assessment. There was a third stage which is a case interview, but I did not reach that round.
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Question 1
In the first stage, they asked me why I want to apply, what I know about Mercer, what makes me a good fit for the company, etc.
The interview process involved traditional “get to know you” interviews with team members and culminated in a case study and presentation in a format similar to what you would expect for a prestigious consulting firm.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked to review a scenario and prepare a strategic response.
Rejected after the hirevue, don’t really like when companies only use it after application. The application was simple, nothing specific about the job, but I wish they did ask something specific.