I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Gartner (Fort Myers, FL) in Oct 2017
Interview
1st Interview: Basic phone call to uncover your background and goals for the future.
2nd Interview: Behavioral phone interview asking STAR questions. Make sure to have a list of good specific examples to use and elaborate on.
3rd Interview: Behavioral Video Interview with Sales Role Play: 45 minutes Behavioral questions, elaborating on what they already asked you about in the previous call. Sales role play is 7-8 minutes with the goal of you simply uncovering the motives behind the caller. Don't sell anything, just ask really insightful questions.
4th Interview: Very grueling interview: group activity, 1 hour panel interview, whiteboard presentation, another panel interview, presentations, and then celebration at the end for those who made it. 50% of candidates made it in my group
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Gartner (Barcelona) in Apr 2019
Interview
The interview process was composed of five steps.
4 steps were interviews on the phone with recruiters, steps number 3 and 4 including a little sales role-play.
The final step was in person in the Barcelona office with the recruiter that was there since the beginning of the process, a manager and the VP of sales.
Overall, the process was very smooth and I was very well accompanied receiving constructive feedback (very helpful!) from the recruiter between each step.
They really want you to do well and give you all the info you need to succeed.
Special thanks to Roberta !
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Describe a time when you showed integrity in your work.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Gartner (Egham, England)
Interview
4 rounds of interviews:
1. Initial phone call & Gartner Introduction
2. Phone call consisting of "Tell me a time when" questions
3. Continuation of stage 2 with more detail and a phone call role play
4. Assessment day with another role play
From my experience the recruitment process overall was excellent.
It was was well organised and they gave candidates tangible feedback on how to improve. The company is big on coaching and likes people who can take advise and continually develop.
If you have done sales before it should be challenging but not too difficult.
Also make sure you apply for other jobs simultaneously as I feel the company took me more seriously when they knew I was applying for multiple roles.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's the difference between Gartner and a management consultancy company?
What do Gartner's executive presence, will to win, pathway to gold and clockspeed traits mean?
Why Sales?
Why Gartner?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Gartner (Egham, England) in June 2018
Interview
A 4-stage interview process, with the initial 2 on the phone, the 3rd being video and the 4th and final stage being a panel interview after spending some time in the offices with the opportunity to talk to members of the Recruitment team, and a recently hired salesperson.