Relatively good process, had an opportunity to meet numerous people across the team. Interview consisted of a meeting with the hiring manager, panel interview, case study, and chat with several junior members of the team.
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Question 1
Walk us through your process for evaluating a new investment opportunity.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Mercer (Paris)
Interview
Entretiens avec RH, hiring manager et puis d’autres membres de l’équipe (tout niveau). Questions ont été plutôt sur le background, les expériences professionnelles de forme générale. Pas de tests de personnalité ou de connaissance technique.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Mercer (Philadelphia, PA) in May 2017
Interview
Between applying and being extended an offer, the process lasted four months. I interviewed with one Principal and three Partners in one day. It was not until the end that I spoke to a Recruiter who was very professional and offered a lot of good professional advice.
Principal applicants have rated the interview process at Mercer with 3.4 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 Principal roles take an average of 50 days to get hired, when considering 5 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 Principal according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 26%
Background check: 21%
Phone interview: 21%
Drug test: 11%
Group panel interview: 11%
Personality test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
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