Business Development Manager - Business Development Manager Gartner Employee Review

1.0
Feb 22, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

The interview process is very tough, but it allows the company to chose great candidates for each position while weeding out less driven individuals. The company has great YOY growth and a very in depth training period for all new graduates and young professionals that join. You are in a macro managed environment which is great for the entrepreneurial sales driven individuals. The compensations is also very competitive for the area in Fort Myers.

Cons

The interview was a 5-stage process which the recruiting team missed/rescheduled after the interview was already supposed to be taking place. I moved 1200 miles to their Fort Myers office, only to be let go due to not fitting the designated sales territory style of sales a day after graduating the sales training course. This was during the Hurricane Irma tragedy, and trainers/managers were not understanding how it affected individuals who lost power and had damaged property. After coming on board and passing their 3-month training (you can be let go at anytime if you’re under performing, don’t ace every test and role play, or **your personality doesn’t match your desired sales territory**). 5 of 8 individuals, who also relocated, were let go for this same position for similar reasons. You need to be very cautious and ensure you willing to take such risks as they can affect your future career and life.

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