I had a phone interview with a recruiter (second time a recruiter reached out to me). After both phone interviews I was selected to move onto the video interviews. The recruiters had the same script, they go over why you chose sales and want to work at Gartner. Then they proceed to behavioral questions which are pretty easy and standard. Prepare to give short and concise answers that follow along the STAR method. Although they move into questions about Gartner where they SAY they do not expect you to be an expert but that is an absolute lie. They call it a teach and learn so you can connect the dots but in fact they do not teach you anything. They have the expectation that you have studied Gartner for years and know how to sell their products in a short 30 minute interview. I have interviewed with them twice and do not plan to continue pursuing this process any further. If you are looking to interview with this company prepare to study for weeks to prepare so that you are able to answer the absurd in depth questions about the company that a normal applicant with elite experience would not know unless you have already worked and trained with the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Who is their biggest competitor? Who are their end users and vendors?
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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