Account Executive applicants have rated the interview process at Gartner with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 43% positive. To compare, the company-average is 51.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Account Executive roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 287 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Gartner overall takes an average of 35 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Gartner as a Account Executive according to 287 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 19%
Group panel interview: 14%
Presentation: 12%
Skills test: 10%
Background check: 8%
Personality test: 5%
Drug test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 2%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Gartner in Sep 2025
Interview
Got a referral into the company, the entire interview process was a STRUGGLE. My "recruiter" could not have cared less about urgency. Phone screening went fine, she then had me do a full one hour virtual with her, where she didn't initially even send out the virtual meeting, I had to ask for it. I passed through that round and then the second round was even more of a struggle to get her to respond/help coordinate. She then offered a "prep session" where it only consisted of "do you have any questions?". Didn't really "prep" me. I went through to the second round which was enjoyable. She then messaged me 2 weeks later after zero communication saying "do you have time to talk?". I quickly responded yes to where she didnt respond back but instead cold called me 3 days later while I was on vacation. She then proceeded to tell me that "they haven't made up their mind and are still deciding if they want to redo the role playing portion or pass me through" and that she'd reach out the next week. Well that was about 1 month ago and I have been fully ghosted. No response to my LinkedIn messages or emails. I even reached out to the second person I interviewed with and nothing. I spent over 3 hours with them and they don't even have the respect to give a clear no. The interview process is brutal considering after 2 60 minute interviews, one including a role play, you need to have a 90 minute panel with an additional market research presentation. Bit extensive for a mid-level role. Regardless, don't waste your time unless you are OVERLY experienced for the role and have absolutely no urgency in finding a job
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Gartner
Interview
It was okay. Two interviews, phone call and zoom. Zoom was a bit weird all very feedback approached. Had to do a role play of a cold call, which I do everyday to someone who has no cold calling experience so not sure that’s the best judge
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you think you are doing - half way through the interview
First round HR screening. Second round detailed personality analysis interview. Third round manager interview to ask about experience and motivations. Last round panel interview with presentation to describe why you're a good fit. Strong emphasis on personality fit.
They have reached out to me for a job every year and I have interviewed with them 2 times and have never made it past the 1st interview. Confused why a recruiter reaches out to me anymore?