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Mercer interviews FAQs
Career Consulting applicants have rated the interview process at Mercer with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Career Consulting roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 5 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 Career Consulting according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 33%
Group panel interview: 17%
Phone interview: 17%
Drug test: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied online through my college's portal. I didn't think I had an interview then heard back a month later. Has an initial 45 min skype interview with a VP.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Case studies on CEO pay, my experience with HR in the past, why mercer
Started with behavioral Hirevue, followed by hort conceptual case study. Was then invited to superday, where I was interviewed by 2 seperate panels and enjoyed a peer chat with a more junior consultant.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Discuss a time you had to meet a tight deadline and how you managed that pressure.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Mercer (Los Angeles, CA) in Oct 2019
Interview
First round was a 30min strategy case followed by a 30m behavioral portion. The strategy case focused on profitability, while the behavioral section included hypothetical situations and other common personal attributes questions.