Mercer/Oliver Wyman
Which one of these two would be easier to join? Which one is less selective in other words? I understand Mercer's emphasis is on HR an organisational consulting and OW is financial industry. Is this correct? Thanks
OW pretty much hires target...they are pretty tough to crack. i wouldnt say either is easier to get into, they are very different. i am in the application cycle and am getting no love from OW nor Mercer. my advice, find alumni in the firm or network hard (im networking pretty hard and again, still no love)
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Firstly, this is a pretty stupid question - they're two completely different jobs.
Secondly, OW have both an FS and a General consulting practice. The FS practice is ~45% of the business.
Thirdly, OW are as hard to get an offer at as MBB. I don't know about Mercer.
There is no such thing as "stupid question". If you feel stupid answering to it, don't. There are other who will.
This is consulting - stupid questions kill your credibility. You need an attitude change.
OW FS is pretty hard I think - tons of princeton alumni. Different groups within Mercer are easier than others. A lot of Mercer's work is actuarial (Retirement, Health & Benefits, some Investment Consulting) so it would be pretty hard to break in without passing some actuary exams. If you actually want to work with HR issues you should look at the Human Capital group - no actuaries there.
i applied for an analyst position in their health and life sciences division and essentially have been told to fuck off...i went to shitty nontargets for undergrad and grad...i like to think that doesnt play a huge role but i live in a false world
How would you guys rank the prestige of Oliver Wyman General Management Consulting? Also, do you have any insight into the online quantitative skills test that they ask you to take?
Yo - Oliver Wyman is often considered Tier 2 (or Tier 1.5)
If I recall correctly, rankings are:
Tier One 1. McKinsey 2. Bain & Co. 3. Boston Consulting Group
Tier Two 4. Deloitte 5. Oliver Wyman yman
bump..anyone know how hard GMC consulting cases are? or what they look for/ how this is different from other companies? i have a 30 min first round over the phone with an associate, so any info related to this would be much appreciated.
OW is commonly seen is more prestigious and selective, but because of this Mercer tends to get more applications from non-Targets and overall. So one may be 'easier' and one may be more luck based.
They are two different businesses that focus on two different things. OW is your typical Strategy Consultant that competes with MBB. Mercer is more HR and Retirement Consulting (looking at pension plans, health insurance plans, some investing work). The profiles of the candidates are different. In a vacuum I would say OW is harder only because they follow the same prestige chasing that MBB does, so only targets need apply
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