Health & 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 & 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 & Benefits Intern according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 21%
One on one interview: 21%
Phone interview: 21%
Personality test: 14%
Background check: 11%
Presentation: 4%
Drug test: 4%
Other: 4%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Mercer (Dallas, TX) in Mar 2013
Interview
Applied through University recruiting. First interview was at campus going over resume, some behavior questions, and a question about my values. Final round at the branch I was applying to. Two-two person 1 hour interviews trying to get a sense of who I was and my fit within the organization. Behavioral questions + situational and also asked if I had excel/ppt experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you go about creating a power point presentation if you had to prepare one for us? How do you tell someone "no"? Asked if I had excel experience too.
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.
Interview questions [1]
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