Avantages
As a new incoming analyst you will learn a lot about the employer-sponsored health plan space very quickly. You will be involved in every aspect of the client's benefit plans, from strategy to implementation.
Inconvénients
While you initially learn a lot very quickly, after some time it becomes clear that much of the work that you will do is surface level, and it is very hard to find a niche or become an expert on anything at Mercer. This is mainly due to the sheer number of different projects and deadlines that you will be dealing with on a weekly basis. In the end it feels like most people at the company settle into a "jack of all trades, master of none" type role, where you repeat the same projects for the same clients every year.