Mercer Interview Questions

31 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (99%)

The Interview Experience is a score from 1 star (very negative) to 5 stars (very positive) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

4.2
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (86%)

The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.

2.7
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (91%)

The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.

63%
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Interviews at Mercer

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Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Experience
Difficulty
3rd+ Year Analyst
Year 2023
Job Title 3rd+ Year Analyst
Group/Division Human Resources
Location Riyadh
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2022
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Life Sciences
Location San Francisco
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Easy
Senior Consultant
Year 2022
Job Title Senior Consultant
Group/Division Consulting
Location Toronto
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Healthcare
Location Phoenix
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Investment Analyst
Year 2022
Job Title Investment Analyst
Group/Division Investments
Location London
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Senior Consultant
Year 2021
Job Title Senior Consultant
Group/Division Healthcare
Location Phoenix
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2019
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Consulting
Location Toronto
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
1st Year Associate
Year 2019
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Consulting
Location Phoenix
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Analyst
Year 2018
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Generalist
Location London
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Analyst
Year 2016
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Information Technology (IT)
Location Dallas
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Mercer Examples

Talent Strategy Senior Analyst Interview - Human Resources

Anonymous employee in Riyadh
Interviewed: July 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Presentation
Skills Test
Personality Test
Interview
Very clear and efficient. They were very transparent about everything from the get-go. I highly enjoyed all the interactions with the company and its people.
Interview Questions
Why leave Deloitte and join Mercer?

Healthcare Consultant Interview - Life Sciences

Anonymous interview candidate in San Francisco
Interviewed: October 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Other
Interview
1 or 2 HireVue interviews (6 questions, 20-30 minutes), Final Round Interview (Zoom, In-person available)

Interview was much more of a conversation, very relaxed. Great staff.
Interview Questions
1. If you were to create your own 'perfect job', what would it have?, 2. How do you reach compromises with strongly differentiating opinions?

Senior Associate Interview - Consulting

Anonymous employee in Toronto
Interviewed: August 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Four rounds of interviews. Started with a 20-30 minutes phone interview with HR, a video interview with two senior associates who cover DC clients, a video interview with a senior associate who covers DB, and a video with another senior associate after.
Interview Questions
How comfortable are you coaching junior analysts?

Health Consulting Intern Interview - Healthcare

Anonymous employee in Phoenix
Interviewed: November 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Other
Interview
I applied through an online site and quickly (1-2 days later) received a request to complete a hirevue interview. In the hirevue, I was asked the question such as "If you were to explain what we do to someone else, how would you explain it?" and then was asked several behavioral/situational questions. After they reviewed my hirevue, I was invited to a formal interview with lots of other potential candidates. We started in a zoom room and then were sent to 4 different breakout rooms, each for 30 minutes with only one interviewer. Questions were generally behavioral and most of the interviewers made the interview seem like a conversation that flowed easily and made the whole process quite comfortable. They notified me of their decision about a week later.
Interview Questions
The question that I felt was most difficult was "if you were to explain to someone else what we do, what would you say?"

Investment Analyst Interview - Investments

Anonymous employee in London
Interviewed: May 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Background Check
Interview
Quick and seamless process. Initial interview conducted online and second round in person. Asked about academic background and interest in the role.
Interview Questions
Do you think the FED has inflation under control?

Senior Health and Benefits Consulting Analyst Interview - Healthcare

Anonymous employee in Phoenix
Interviewed: August 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Applied online cold and received an invitation for a phone screen a week or two later. Phone screen with recruiter who then setup 3 separate zoom interviews with different members of the team. All very professional and straight forward. Some technical and behavioral questions with no case studies, estimations or tests.
Interview Questions
Nothing terribly difficult. Had to provide in-depth, specific examples for how I setup excel databases, managed them, and then used them for analysis.

Summer Analyst Interview - Consulting

Anonymous employee in Toronto
Interviewed: February 2019
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Group Interview
Interview
I got an interview after networking with a full time analyst at the firm. After a resume screen I was invited to their office for a panel interview.
Interview Questions
After I got asked to tell them about my past experiences, they dug deeper in and asked more questions that I expected they would have. The role was a soft skill driven one, but they were interested in the technical details of the work I'd done in the past. They also asked me why I thought I would be doing in the role, and why I was a good fit. The role was a niche area so answering that would have been difficult had I not networked and asked questions prior to the interview. I was also asked if I had any questions for the three interviewers.

Associate Interview - Consulting

Anonymous employee in Phoenix
Interviewed: May 2019
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Background Check
Interview
Interview process took 6 weeks from application to offer. Applied online, heard from HR to schedule initial screening interview a week later.
Basic HR questions (how did you hear about the position, why this group, etc.) took about 15 minutes. After HR screening, a phone interview with hiring manager was scheduled a weeks later. Questions lasted about 45 minutes asking about details of prior work experience from resume. In person interviews were scheduled for two weeks after phone interview. Interview day began with a written skills test and 3 sets of interviews with Senior Associates and Principals. Questions were similar to those from phone interview. Received offer two weeks later. Overall process was very relaxed and straightforward.
Interview Questions
Nothing was out of the ordinary in terms of interview questions. The skills test will expose you if you overstated your ability at any point prior during the interview process as it consists of a practical application and theoretical concepts. However, if you're capable, the practical exercises are very straightforward and the conceptual questions only deal with basic knowledge so the skills test shouldn't be too difficult. I don't think you need to score 100% either as I left some questions blank or only partially complete.

Investment Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in London
Interviewed: February 2018
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Two 1-on-1 interviews, one with partner and one with senior consultant. Was made to feel very welcome and at ease.
Interview Questions
Describe a time you have used data to tell a story.Los Angeles has thousands of parking meters in the city. What do you believe some of the consequences would be if the city allowed free parking everyday for an entire week? No particularly difficult questions in retrospect. Give an example of a time when you experienced disagreement and how did you handle it? If you had one day to complete a big project before a huge deadline and a person in leadership interrupted you to ask if you could work with a client for a couple of hours on another assignment, what would you do?

Workday Analyst Interview - Information Technology (IT)

Anonymous employee in Dallas
Interviewed: March 2016
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Other
Interview
First there was a informal "tell me about yourself" call with the recruiter where they tell you about the company. Next there was a call with a peer in the position you'd be working in. The final call was more behavioral with someone from upper level management.
Interview Questions
They asked me the difference between work life balance and work life integration. Very similar in their own ways but they were looking for a clear distinction here.

Some brain teasers as well, which could startle some if not prepared. Some having to do with multiple people crossing a bridge at the same time and removing layers from a 100 x 100 cube.

They asked me what I knew about Workday and the different modules within the software, but did not expect me to go much deeper than that. All in all nothing too difficult.