I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Gartner in Feb 2019
Interview
I had 4 Interviews in total, 2 with HR and 2 with Leaders of Account Executives.
One of the leaders and the 2 HR employees couldn't figure out that there is sales which is different to what they do at Gartner.
Only the second executive I spoke to really tried to understand what I currently do and how I could bring a benefit to the company.
The 2 interviews with HR were via phone, the ones with the Sales Leaders were video conference.
In the end after the whole process I got a simple mail from their HR system telling me that they didn't chose me. There was no response when I asked for additional feedback.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a sales process where you were successful and what did you do
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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