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%
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 online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Mercer (Tampa, FL) in Mar 2009
Interview
I applied online at the appropriate location on their website for the intern position. I was offered an interview over the phone and accepted. For the interview, I met with several employees in the H&B group, one principle I would never work with, another employee I would never work with, my "boss" who's title is a principle, and the person directly below him. They are required to ask generalized interview questions which, as far as I can tell, none of the higher-ups read before the interview. Each interview is supposed to last 30 minutes, with my boss's being at the end and extending. The non-principles interviewed me in the conference room and I waited in the lobby of the office between interviews. There must have been little planning for the interview, as I was asked the same pre-written personality questions (from a list of about 50) by each person. The principle I never worked with thought it was funny and asked that I tell her if I answered one already. The principle I worked with told me more about the job and what I would do there. Both of these people interviewed me in their offices.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Describe a time when you had to convince someone to do things your way.
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