Searching Mercer Market Data – Quick Reference Card

Searching Market Data

Follow these steps to quickly search market data:

1. On the Mercer WIN homepage, click the Mercer Market Data button. 2. On the Search page, select the Global, All or High Tech tab. (If

available. Refer to the Search Options section for more information on these tabs.)

3. Select search options and/or enter a keyword in the search textbox. 4. Select Limit to my jobs (optional) 5. Select view 6. Click the Search button. 7. Select the jobs you want to include in your data set from the Results

grid. 8. Click the Continue button to proceed to the Results page.

Search Page Fundamentals

• Compare – allows you to compare between 2-5 jobs from the results set.

• Continue – takes you to the next step once you have made your selections from the results set.

• Global/Local tabs – allows you to select the type of survey data to search.

• Limit to my jobs – allows you to limit a job search to your organization’s participation data.

• Results set – displays the results of your filtered search in grid format.

• Search options – provides filter options for your market data search.

• Views – allows you to select display columns for the results set and to create custom views.

Results set

Views

Compare button

Search options

Limit to my jobs

Continue button

Global/Local tabs

Searching Mercer Market Data - Quick Reference Card

Search Options

Search Tabs Depending on the type of market views purchased, one or more search tabs will appear on the page. Each tab searches a particular type of market view. • All – displays if you have purchased at least one market view. Allows you to

search local coded (non-MUPCS) market views. • Global – displays if you have purchased market views using the Mercer

Universal Position Coding System (MUPCS). • High Tech – displays if you have purchased regional market views using the

APITT coding system.

Searching by Geography/Market View 1. Click the Geography/Market Views button. 2. The Geography option is divided into five regions: North America, Latin

America, EMEA, Asia and Australia/NZ. Click on the region of the map that contains the countries you want to add.

3. A list of countries included in the selected region displays to the right of the map. Select the checkbox next to a country name to select all of the market views in a country or select the checkbox next to an individual market view to limit a search to a particular Market View. Select the All Countries checkbox at the top of the list to include all market views for the geographic region.

4. Repeat steps 2-3 for each region you want to include in your search. 5. Click the Apply button.

Searching by Job Family 1. Click the Family button. 2. Select a Job Family by clicking on the family name in the left column. 3. A list of Sub-Families displays in the right column. Click the checkbox next to

each sub-family you want to filter your search on. Select the All Sub-Families checkbox to include all levels within the selected career stream.

4. Repeat for each Job Family you want to include in your search. 5. Click the Apply button.

Searching by Career Stream 1. Click the Career Stream button. 2. Select a Career Stream by clicking on the career stream name in the left

column. 3. A list of Career Stream Levels displays in the right column. Click the checkbox

next to each career level you want to filter your search by. Select the All Career Levels checkbox to include all levels within the selected career stream.

4. Repeat for each career stream you want to include in your search. 5. Click the Apply button.

Searching by Position Class 1. Click the Position Class button. 2. Use the slider on the left side of the range selector to set the minimum

range value. 3. Use the slider on the right side of the range selector to set the maximum

range value. Click the Apply button.

Refining by Year

1. Click the Change year link. 2. Select a year from the Available years drop-down list. 3. The new year selection will display at the top of the page.

Comparing Jobs

1. After searching the Mercer Market Data, click the checkbox next to each job you want to compare. You can compare up to 5 different jobs.

2. Click Compare. 3. The Compare Jobs page displays the two jobs selected for comparison side-by-

side. If more than two jobs were selected for comparison, the comparison window to the left will display the first selected job title from the search list and the comparison window to the right will display the second selected job title from the search list. To compare any other jobs you selected from the search list, click the drop-down button at the top of either comparison window and select a job from the drop-down list.

4. Click Close to close the Compare Jobs page and return to the Mercer Market Data page.

Editing or Adding a View

1. Click the drop-down button and select the view you want to edit from the View drop-down list.

2. Click the Edit button. 3. In the Options section of the Edit a View page, select Mercer Market Data to

edit the data in the current view. (Select View By to choose another view template)

4. With Mercer Market Data selected, the middle pane will display all the available data columns. Use the checkboxes to select or delete data columns.

5. Click the Save button if you are editing a custom view or the Save As button to create a new view. Note: you cannot overwrite a system-generated view.

6. If you are adding a new view, a popup will prompt you to name your custom View. Enter a descriptive name in the textbox and click Save.

7. Click the Done button to exit the Edit View page.