Interviewing with Mercer for a corporate role and I'm shocked at how slow, inefficient, and painful the process is.

Several sourcing/recruiting coordinators are involved; last minute changes; no meeting invites (just email with meeting details requesting to confirm the receipt via email); take over a week to schedule something or respond; the list goes on and on.

If it was any other company, I would just ignore it, but this is the largest talent consulting firm on the planet. Shocking.

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Pardon my ignorance but… what exactly do Mercer do/specialise in?

HR consulting; insurance; asset management.

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