Mercer is a global consulting firm that specializes in human resources, benefits, and related financial advice since 1945. Mercer primarily works with client organizations (corporations, governments, and non-profits) to help them design and execute workforce strategies and manage talent through a variety of data-driven consulting services and digital solutions:
- Strategic Workforce Planning
- Uses analytics and data-driven models to help clients identify gaps between their current workforce and future needs.
- This allows organizations to proactively plan for the talent and skills required to achieve their business goals.
- Skills-Based Talent Practices
- Helps companies advance their talent and pay practices around specific skills.
- This includes using AI-driven tools to identify skill gaps, develop career frameworks, and design effective reskilling and upskilling programs.
- Talent Attraction and Retention
- Helps design competitive compensation and benefits packages, and strategies to enhance the overall employee experience to attract and retain top talent in a competitive market.
- HR Transformation
- Helps clients transform their human resources function, often by implementing and optimizing HR technology solutions, such as Workday, to improve efficiency and the employee experience.
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Strategies
- Advise organizations on building more inclusive cultures and developing DEI strategies to ensure fair access to opportunity and a diverse talent pipeline.
- Global Talent Trends and Data
- Conducts research and global surveys, such as the annual "Global Talent Trends" study and various compensation and benefits surveys, providing valuable market insights that inform workforce decisions worldwide.
Resources
Mercer. (n.d.). Homepage. https://www.mercer.com/?site=global
Mercer. (n.d.). Your workforce careers strategy. https://www.mercer.com/en-us/solutions/talent-and-rewards/skills-based-talent-practices/skills-based-talent-management/
Learn & Work Ecosystem Library. (2025, April 11). Research: 2024/2025 Skills Snapshot Survey Report - Mercer. https://learnworkecosystemlibrary.com/initiatives/research-2024-2025-skills-snapshot-survey-report/
