I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Gartner (Egham, England) in Nov 2018
Interview
Well thought out, good process allowing me to get to know Gartner and check my fit for the role and organisation. I initially had a call with a sourcer who talked through the role and my expectations. This was followed by a recruiter phone call which assessed my fit with regards to the Gartner traits. The next step involved a Webex with 2 different Directors who had openings within their team - I was being considered for various role. The final interview was with with my line manager - it was more of a meet & greet than a focused interview.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Gartner in Mar 2026
Interview
1st stage is an hour long interview with the recruiter, if successful second is with 2 hiring managers - mainly competency based, rigid and very clear they’re following a step by step processes, followed by a 3rd round including presentation and task. Recruiter explained process clearly but never came back with feedback post stage. Disappointing especially that preparation was required for both one hour long conversations and candidate experience was discussed during the process.
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Question 1
Why Gartner?
Very in depth career overview including higher education.
Discovery call with a sourcer, phone screen with a recruiter, video interview with hiring manager. Process moves quickly which is nice and they are transparent about feedback which I appreciate
Hiring sequence where I met with the recruiter, HM, VP. Then was flown to Stamford to present and meet more members of the team. Very welcoming, straightforward, and knew what to expect.
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Question 1
There were a few "tell me about a time" behavioral questions
Recruiter 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 58% positive. To compare, the company-average is 51.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Recruiter roles take an average of 31 days to get hired, when considering 24 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 Recruiter according to 24 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 26%
Phone interview: 26%
Group panel interview: 16%
Presentation: 8%
Background check: 8%
Drug test: 6%
Personality test: 4%
Skills test: 4%
Other: 2%
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