2.0
Jun 22, 2008
Former employee
New York, NY
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros
Flex time offered, clear career trajectory, although trajectory is not at all steep. Everyone has a similar career path at mercer. They count on education and training as the career milestones upon which promotion decisions are made. Outstanding effort and work product do not factor into promotions as heavily as training, certifications, degrees and exam passing.
Cons
Pay, morale are both on the low end of industry standards. Many smart, quantitative people ended up here believing that the consulting industry pay levels and career tracks would apply here. It was not the case. HR Consulting can not be compared with other consulting industries (like strategy or IT consulting) since the pay and career paths are much worse.