Mercer General Intern Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Mercer.
Mercer
Intern
Intern Easy Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
The process started with questions through the HireVue app. Then there was an interview with HR, followed by an interview with the hiring manager. It was a pretty straightforward interview. The HR interview focused more on behavioral aspects and aligning expectations, while the interview with the manager was more technical and covered previous experiences.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Tell me about your last professional experience and what you accomplished in it.
Mercer
Intern
Intern Average Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
I sent in my application online, and then they gave me a call to schedule an interview. The people I interviewed with were nice and approachable. They wanted to hear about my experience and what skills I had that would fit with the project they were working on.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you walk us through your background, essentially reviewing your CV?
Mercer
Intern
Intern Easy Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Onsite Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
After sending my resume, I got a HireVue invite within a few weeks. I had about a week and a half to complete it, which had five standard behavioral questions and allowed unlimited retries. They moved quickly to offer me a final interview, which I was surprised by since I expected a superday. It turned out to be a single 45-minute interview with two senior executives. A few days before this interview, the recruiter told me they had to withdraw the offer because I supposedly didn't submit my HireVue. After I emailed them, they corrected it, but it felt really disorganized. The actual interview was only 30 minutes and wasn't very productive. They spent a lot of time on minor resume details and responded to my answers with unenthusiastic remarks. They didn't even ask why I was interested in the company. The overall vibe was negative, and it felt like they'd already made a decision. I had to follow up with my recruiter two weeks later to find out I was rejected. The whole process was very disorganized and unprofessional.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Can you share an instance where you resolved a conflict within a team?
- Tell me about your resume.
- Why are you interested in working for us?
Mercer General Intern Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Mercer interview reports.
“How many pennies would it take to get to the top of the empire state building”
Read reports →“How would you test if your refrigerator light isn't turning off when the door is closed?”
Read reports →“Can you explain what a bond is and describe its pricing methodology?”
Read reports →“If you could have dinner with anyone, who would it be?”
Read reports →“Can you explain the relationship between job grade and salary based on the chart?”
Read report →“What's the general trend in the graph, and are there any significant outliers you can point out?”
Read report →“Given data on an oil company's expansion into Latin America and bonus structures for regional managers tied to profit goals (with penalties for deviating more than 5% from the goal), what are your recommendations?”
Read report →“Considering recent technological advancements, which ones do you believe will affect our service?”
Read report →“Based on the customer's budget and demands, what suggestion would you provide?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 88 Mercer interview reports.