mediocre - Participant Services Representative Mercer Employee Review

3.0
Apr 25, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Compensation better than average for job. They sponsor your for series 7 exam.

Cons

They were extremely understaffed in the call center. Lack of consistency between managers. Job was temp to hire, but people who had been working there for years told me they had only recently been hired. They said average time to move out of the call center was 1-2 years but many people had been there 3+ without a promotion, and I don't recall meeting anyone who moved up in that short of a time period. Many people said they basically don't want you if you do not become a licensed representative, which they say is optional (but desirable because it is a great opportunity and you make more $$) when you first get hired.

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Cons

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Pros

-Trustworthy immediate colleagues -Good work/life balance and flexibility

Cons

-Little career pathing within company. Organization is extremely siloed, and cheap as they simply aren't interested in paying for small things to advance one's career like local industry conferences and events such as team holiday dinners that would have minimal impact on the company's bottom line. -Pay not aligned with skills or talent marketplace -One would think a benefits/career consultant would have decent pay and benefits. This is not the case

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