I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Gartner (Melbourne) in Dec 2017
Interview
5 interviews taken over a 3 month period. VERY unprofessional and inconsistent throughout process. Final interview had a panel of 3 people interviewing me. 2 liked me, the VP didn't. After waiting over 7 weeks for a reply(which never came), I was eventually able to get through to the original hiring manager and HR and was eventually told I didn't get the job because the VP felt as though I was defensive and had concerns about how I would treat customers. The interesting thing is that the last thing said to me when I left the offices was "great job" by the hiring manager.(who was not the decision maker)
The concern for me is that during the meeting, I (hesitantly) pointed out the discrepancies of staff throughout the interviewing process which eventually caused me not to get the job. Funnily enough, every person throughout the interviewing process with the exception of this 1 VP felt I was good enough for the job. I believe his motives around not giving me this job was more racially motivated than anything as he also hired 2 people from my same previous company. The difference between them and I? I am not caucasian.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What made me feel I was the right person for the job?
Avoid this interview process at all costs. It felt like nothing more than a data gathering exercise rather than a genuine hiring effort. Every single round was conducted by a recruiter — I never spoke with an actual hiring manager or team member. A complete waste of time and effort. I would not recommend applying.
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.
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 288 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 288 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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