I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Gartner in Oct 2018
Interview
Received response (email) to schedule a skills assessment roughly 23 days following online application. A phone interview was conducted the following week with HR recruiter. A video (webcam) interview was conducted the week thereafter with department manager and director.
Apart from the initially lag from HR to conduct a skills assessment and phone interview, the process was extraordinarily fast and easy. Gartner is a large company with multiple divisions at multiple locations, so perhaps the added time is to be expected.
The skills assessment was timed (~30 mins.), but the timing is on the honor system, which is extraordinarily tricky. The recruiter only noted the number of sections, not the number of questions, which is also tricky. Not a difficult test, but it's not for the faint of heart.
The interviews were very friendly. The interviews, however, were very pointed. The screen interview (phone) took roughly 25 minutes; they know precisely what they want, but they'll be honest about what the expectations are for that particular role/duty. The manager/director interview took roughly 1 hour; a mix of background experience questions and several of the "behavioral" questions that are more common nowadays. If you have experience, and you've accomplished a fair amount in your time, then you shouldn't have any problems at all. Listen to interview coaches, if you have them, and have your examples at the front of your mind. Always. They'll notice right away if you aren't prepared.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Give us an example of when a small or initially minor detail changed the trajectory of a project.
Was reached out to by the recruiter to have a phone screen set up. After 30 minutes of them not showing up they emailed and said they were pulled into a meeting. I emailed them available times and the screen never happened and was just passed onto the take home test. Test was straight forward but was given minimal feedback on performance.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Gartner
Interview
I was contacted by a recruiter on LinkedIn. The role looked like a good fit and the initial video call went well. I was supposed to do an editing test the following Wednesday, and I'd receive the info about the test on Tuesday. By Wednesday morning, I hadn't received anything, so I checked in about the test -- no response. The time for the actual test came and went. I heard nothing back from the recruiter. They never followed up to explain what happened. Not wanting to engage with a company with this many red flags so early in the process, I did not email them again either.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In the initial recruiting interview, we went over typical broad topics like my prior experience and skills.
Took a test and had a few interviews with other editors and TMs. Included a background check. Questions included a lot of scenarios, so coming with previous examples and experiences is important.