I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Gartner (Washington, DC) in May 2024
Interview
I was reached out by a recruiter. I was very transparent that while I was interested in Gartner, I was not interested in a traditional AE, but rather account management. Tho first recruiter assured me it was “more about nurturing current business” and was essentially an AM role…this was proven wrong again and again. The process that followed was very strange. I don’t carry a quota at my current role but they continually asked (and then referenced) a none existent quota I had. The second interview was with an another lead recruiter. Bunch of purposely confusing behavioral questions which were easy enough, but NOTHING related to what an AM would do. I was then moved ahead to the 3rd interview with a ANOTHER recruiter which included a mock discovery…again focus on new sales vs account management. The whole situation was so bizarre as they only asked me one question then jumped into the mock discovery. The LSA didn’t even know my title, my role, and CONTINUED to ask about quota which I didn’t have. 2.5 weeks based after that interview and I have heard radio silence. As many have said here, Gartner sales is about if you can do EXACTLY as they say. I wish I hadn’t wasted good time and effort for a position that was falsely advertised and for a process that didn’t care about me. I even had the backing for a senior leader throughout both in prep and in recommendation. Shameful experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a common objection and how you were able to overcome and win.
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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