The interview process seemed to be structured fairly normally at first. I applied in October, received an email in late January requesting an initial interview. The first interview was more informational and light. The recruiter engaged in some small talk, asked me what I knew about the company and the role, and asked me a few things about myself and my experience. It lasted about 30 minutes, and I was told that I would be moving on to an hour-long BBI (Behavioral Based Interview) using the STAR method. It was suggested that I do some research on what that entailed, which I did. This is where things changed significantly. BBI’s are used to see how a candidate could react in pressured, client facing scenarios. The recruiter interrupted me on a few occasions, asked me to repeat myself, and told me I was “rambling”. At the conclusion of the BBI, the recruiter reserved some time to give me feedback, and for me to ask questions. The feedback was valid in some ways, but it was made clear that they did not think I would succeed in the role, and they were not shy about letting me know. I continued to ask some questions, which were met with some unprofessional and condescending responses. The job description (as it read on the official application from Gartner) explained explicitly that it was a program with rotations specifically designed for early career growth. I asked what the rotations consisted of and how long the program lasted. The recruiter told me that there were no such thing as rotations, and asked me “is that information that I gave you?”, paused, and then said “This is a job, I don’t know where you’re getting that from”. I had read my question directly off of the job description. At this point I pretty much knew I was out of the running, but was kind of shocked at the lack of professionalism from a company this large and with such an established reputation. The role that was explained to me by the interviewer was wildly different than what was on the job posting. The difference between the first and second interview was drastic, even though it was the same interviewer. Needless to say, I don’t think I’ll be wishing to interview here again.