Mercer Actuarial Analyst Interview Questions
& Process
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and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Mercer.
Mercer
Actuarial Analyst
Entry Average Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Other
I was contacted through LinkedIn, not by applying directly. The first scheduled interview was missed by the interviewer, and they only responded after 5 days. The second interview went fine. They said they would provide feedback on the salary range and send further recruitment tests, but I never received any feedback. The process seemed very disorganized.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- What do you expect regarding salary?
- Could you walk me through your CV?
Mercer
Actuary
Mid Average Positive experience Accept offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Panel Group
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
There were 5 interview rounds in total. The interviews were conducted by the team manager, a senior specialist, the head of the department, the CEO, and then teammates. The people involved were very professional and friendly. It seems like a great place to work based on the interview experience.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Technical questions were asked.
- Behavioral questions were asked.
Mercer
Actuary
Mid Average Neutral experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Panel
Interview formats
Behavioral Presentation Group
Scheduling was a bit of a mess; they booked an interview, then seemed to forget about it and had to reschedule. The actual interview lasted an hour. The first half-hour was with two people, and then another two people joined, although it felt like they might have been interviewing for a different role. It didn't really feel like a proper interview, and honestly, the lack of any feedback or even a rejection email afterwards was pretty disappointing, especially given it's a big company.
Confirmed questions6 questions
- Can you tell me about yourself?
- What led you to pursue a career as an actuary?
- Share an instance where you had to present to a large audience.
Mercer Actuarial Analyst Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Mercer interview reports.
“What approach would you take to estimate the number of marriages in a specific city on a given date?”
Read reports →“How would you approach pricing a new and very expensive cure for an illness that people on Medicaid sometimes have into how states pay for Medicaid?”
Read reports →“Considering two companies, A and B, with an equal number of employees, what factors could explain why Company A's healthcare premium per employee is higher than Company B's?”
Read reports →“Can you tell me which distribution is commonly used for modeling interest rates and explain your reasoning?”
Read reports →“How would you estimate the number of students living on your school's west campus, focusing on your thought process without using calculations?”
Read report →“Given verbal descriptions of two spreadsheets and their columns, how would you count a specific piece of information?”
Read report →“How do you go about ensuring data is of good quality and free from errors?”
Read report →“Considering that many students leave the actuarial field mid-way, why did you choose it as a career?”
Read report →“Imagine you have two tasks that are equally important and both have urgent deadlines, how would you handle that?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 181 Mercer interview reports.