I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Gartner (Bengaluru)
Interview
Lots of strategical and secondary research questions that helps them test your analytical thinking skills, also tests your command over language and your critical thinking skills. The interview focuses more on the aptitude,determination and the intellect an individual has.
Smooth first call from the recruiter with the basics discussed including fit checks and compensation overview. The second interview was online and seem pretty chilled too however I believe they require a specific type of fit and answers to progress. Best to prepare with the guide from the job posting and tailor your answers as best as possible.
This interview was for one of the Gartner subsidiary company. There was take home assessment. If you pass the assessment, there is an invitation to a in person interview to go over the assessment and ask additional questions.
I applied through college or university. The process took 6 days. I interviewed at Gartner (Gurgaon, Haryana) in Feb 2025
Interview
There were 3 rounds- 1 HR and 2 business rounds. They focused mainly on the candidates understanding of secondary research and past work experience as well as situation based questions, going into very minute details. Also they preferred that we answer using STAR framework.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a situation when you were doing secondary research and the results were not to your satisfaction. How did you handle it?
Research Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Gartner with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 51.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Associate roles take an average of 79 days to get hired, when considering 10 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 Research Associate according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 26%
Background check: 16%
One on one interview: 16%
Other: 11%
Group panel interview: 11%
Presentation: 11%
Personality test: 5%
Drug test: 5%
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