Main Responsibilities of an Associate Consultant at Mercer
As an Associate Consultant at Mercer, a significant portion of the work involves coordinating with junior staff, reporting to senior colleagues, and directly managing client relationships, ensuring "everyone's being kept happy" and adapting to evolving client needs. The day-to-day reality is dynamic, encompassing client meetings, team collaboration, data analysis, and storytelling, with the constantly changing nature of the projects—from market entry strategies to acquisitions—being a key appeal of the consulting career.
Project Management, Data Analysis, Communication, Teamwork, Problem-Solving
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Peter Yuan
Associate Consultant
Mercer
University of British Columbia
UCLA Anderson School of Management (MBA)
Finance
Consulting & Related Professional Services
Consulting
International Student, Scholarship Recipient, Took Out Loans, Worked 20+ Hours in School, Transfer Student, First Generation College Student
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1. Working with junior staff and senior colleagues to deliver projects, manage client relationships, and ensure project success.
2. Daily tasks vary, involving client meetings, data analysis, problem-solving, and presenting findings.
3. Exposure to diverse business challenges, offering opportunities to work on various projects, from market entry to acquisitions and new product development.
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What are your main responsibilities within your current role?
As a consultant, I'd say there are three levels of priorities we'd have to deal with. The first is coordinating with junior staff members and other resources within the firm. This is to help them deliver on whatever they're working on, whether that's specific analysis, research, building slides, or financial models.
The second priority is reporting to more senior people at the firm. We need to ensure they understand what we're working on and the progress we're making towards client deliverables or engagements. This also involves making sure everyone is kept happy throughout every project.
The third priority is ultimately being accountable for the clients we work with. This means ensuring they are looped in and understand what's going on with our projects regularly. It also involves pivoting when necessary to meet ever-changing client needs, or if they want us to look more into something later in a project.