I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Mercer (College Park, MD) in Feb 2013
Interview
Received a request for on-campus interviewing. I thought it went well, and took 20 of the allotted minutes. There were 2 recruiters, both nice, standard behavioral questions and "why Mercer."
After a few weeks of waiting, I heard they hired their intern on the spot in a different university.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When was a difficult time you had to get along with someone
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Mercer
Interview
The interview was conducted over zoom and it consisted of 2 people from the investment department. The interview was conversational rather than being one question after another. Interviewer made sure I was felt comfortable throughout the interview process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do US fed rate cuts affect the Local banking sector
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Mercer in Oct 2025
Interview
Video interview which lasts 30min, AI interview where interview questions pop up. Most of the interview questions are behavioral questions. And you have 60 seconds to prepare for your answer and 3min to answer the questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Is there a time when there was an argument in your group.
Several rounds. High level questions about you and interest in job/company. Nothing technical and you were able to talk to people of all different seniorities to understand the company as a whole
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Mercer? Why health and benefits? What do you know about this role?
