Health and Benefits Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Mercer with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 85% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Health and Benefits Intern roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 14 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Mercer overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Mercer as a Health and Benefits Intern according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 21%
Phone interview: 21%
One on one interview: 21%
Personality test: 14%
Background check: 11%
Presentation: 4%
Other: 4%
Drug test: 4%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Mercer in Feb 2012
Interview
Mercer has a unique interview style and is very concerned about finding a right fit for the company. Overall, it was a very pleasant experience and the people are fantastic.
First round interview, met with an Associate in Health and Benefits and went through introductions. Then I was asked one or two behavioral questions. The interviewer then set everything down and asked if I had any questions about Mercer. They really want to see your interest in the company.
A week later, was invited to Second Rounds at the office. The second rounds consists of 4 back to back 30 minute interviews with Principals and Associates. This is then followed by a lunch with past interns. You may meet up with your original interviewer - which is nice. The interviews themselves were all pretty unstructured and I would suggest that you really prepare a lot of questions to show your interest. I really enjoyed speaking with everyone and it was definitely one of the most enjoyable interviews I've had
Very smooth interview process, 3 people interviewing me for 45 minutes. Very conversational, and they open up the floor for questions early on. Want to get to know you, not technical. Know about what mercer does and why mercer/health and benefits
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Mercer (Chicago, IL) in Nov 2025
Interview
The interview process was fairly straightforward. I knew what to expect for each round. The interviewers were also very kind, felt more like a conversation than a one-way interview. Any questions I had they were more than happy to answer and I heard back relatively quickly.
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Question 1
Describe a time you had to learn a new technology/practice quickly and how you went about that process.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Mercer (Dallas, TX) in Mar 2021
Interview
Step 1: Hirevue Virtual Interview (Answering questions by recording your responses.
Step 2. Phone Interview to set up your video interviews
Step 3: 5 Back to back 30 min interviews with various people at different management levels (everyone was really polite and easy to talk to)
They really just want to see if you are a good fit for the company