The interview process was mostly positive until the offer did not meet expectations. The recruiter was highly responsive and incredibly transparent in their processes. Gartner does a great job preparing you for each next stage and is clear and prompt in following up. After 11 calls, four interviews, two role plays and one skills assessment, Gartner was not able to secure the compensation that the recruiter had told me to expect in one of our very first calls. As an organization that seemingly prides themselves in their transparency and the high standards that they hold themselves to, I was completely mislead despite multiple compensation conversations I tried to have during the interview process. I would have not wasted so much time to interview, prepare and follow up, had Gartner been transparent about what they were going to be able to offer from the beginning. Perhaps most frustrating of all is that the stated reason for the $17,000 delta in what I had been told versus what I had been offered is based on my zip code, because I live just across the Hudson River from NYC instead of in the city, itself.