I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Mercer (San Francisco, CA) in Sep 2015
Interview
1 hour long 1st round on campus, followed by a super day the following week at their regional headquarters. Overall, everyone was very nice and very helpful. Mercer places a heavy emphasis on their team and office culture, so most events and interviews were geared towards fit. Make sure you know why you want to work at Mercer/in consulting, and exactly how you would best contribute.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1st round consisted of one 30 minute case study with an analyst, and a 30 minute fit interview with a principal. The case study was very straightforward and was mostly designed to test basic competency with quantitative numbers. 2nd round was five 30 minute interviews on site with a range of employees at different levels, including 2 simple case studies.
I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Mercer
Interview
Prerecorded video interview. Most prompts gave 30 seconds of prep for a two minute answer. One question focused on an approach to a given scenario about a company moving, prep time and answer time were longer for that.
I applied through university. I interviewed at Mercer (San Francisco, CA) in Feb 2017
Interview
First round was 2 30 min interviews: 1 case and 1 behavioral.
Final round was super day at the SF office. 5 30 min interviews with lunch in the middle: 1 strategy case, 1 technical case (case with numbers), 2 behavioral with principals, 1 report walk through.
Talent consulting team sort of combined SF, LA and Seattle offices together for the west coast recruiting process. So the associate who ran strategy case interview all visited three cities to case the intern candidates. LA has biggest office (hiring 7-8), SF mid (4) and Seattle smallest (2), so I recommend that you consider which office and their size will give higher possibility of getting you the position
I applied through university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Mercer in Feb 2017
Interview
Was sent a request to submit recorded answers to questions on a platform called Hirevue. Felt like not enough time was given to answer some of the questions. Questions were regarding previous experiences. Only one was related to a case.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A company wants to move a factory to another state, As a consultant, what data would you ask for in order to best solve this case. Questions about customer service roles and previous jobs.
