Financial Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Mercer with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Financial Analyst roles take an average of 39 days to get hired, when considering 10 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 Financial Analyst according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Phone interview: 22%
Drug test: 11%
Skills test: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
Other: 11%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Mercer (Tampa, FL) in Sep 2016
Interview
Very lengthy process, spanning nearly 4 months, consisting of the following: 1) Initial phone screening performed by internal recruiter. 2) Digital interview with series of questions/scenarios. 3) Phone interview with department manager. 4) Second phone screening with internal recruiter for next steps/preparation for next interview. 5) Phone interview with another office manager. 6) In-person interview at the office with department manager and senior analyst.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me what your know about Mercer and what we do?
Hirevue first, then remote interview with hiring manager. Lastly, you interview with several people in the team you will be working with. It's not an overcomplicated process and I appreciated that.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a story you needed to use excel to solve a problem.
There are two rounds, one is hirevue and another is with two people online. One with manager and another with a principle. Mainly behavioral, feels like most on whether you fit with the firm and whether you fit with the job
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why firm? Why position? Why location? Teammwork and data analytics behavioral questions
The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Mercer (Minneapolis, MN) in Jan 2024
Interview
2 rounds, behavioral and ask about technical skills. They ask you to share specific projects that you have done with excel, SAS, R, etc. Behavioral questions were pretty standard. One HR person and one technical person interviewed me.