Gartner is a good organization to work if you want a good work-life balance. - Senior Consultant Gartner Employee Review

4.0
17 Jan 2009
Recommend
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Pros

This is written in relation to its consulting practice. Gartner provides a good training ground. However, one must take own initiative to interact with other team members since the one tends to work with different team members for different projects. You have to be proactive to reach out and learn and make a mark for yourself to be noticed. The culture is less competitive than the other BIG name consulting firms.

Cons

Gartner consulting is not exactly a big brand name in the consulting world when compared to say Bain, McKinsey etc. However, it does carve out a niche on technology for itself.

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Cons

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Cons

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