There is not an up or out culture at Mercer. There are people in the company who have made it to top management without needing to get their MBA. Mercer gives you the opportunity for advancement if you show that you're worth it and have the ability to produce great results. There is also great training at Mercer: presentations, regulations, industry practices, and many other things that you might be interested in.

Mercer puts great effort in hiring talented people and then keeping them for a long time. They spend a lot of energy training each Consultant so that they can quickly move up within the company if they deserve it. The company allows for flexible growth and everyone can set their own career path. You are not pressured to move up unless you are ready.

You do not need to have an MBA to move to the top ranks of the company. I absolutely love this! You get very high quality training at the company, so you basically know everything an MBA would know just from on the job and corporate training. Promotions come very quick to top performers.