I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Gartner
Interview
I applied online and then had two telephone interviews with the Recruitment team followed by a face to face interview with the hiring manager and a colleague
In principal, Gartner has a thorough screening process but it was apparent that the second recruiter was out of his depth when trying to arrange a convenient meeting with the hiring manager and myself. I also felt that I had to overdo the follow-up with this recruiter in order to achieve the face to face interview after being given a professional welcome and initial interview by his female colleague. I got the distinct impression that the hiring manager 'pulled the strings' and I was beholden to Gartner for interviewing me! Not the case!!
The interview with the hiring manager seemed to go well and I was asked both the usual type of interview questions plus some challenging ones which I enjoyed. Unfortunately it seems that Gartner wants 'perfect' candidates and whilst being a major player it should show some humility when interviewing experienced sales professionals. Feedback following the interview was limited and another negative indication of the business maturity of the male recruiter.
The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Gartner (Egham, England) in Aug 2009
Interview
1 round), telephone with HR
2 round), face 2 face with HR
3 round), Face to face with team leader and a sales rep
4 round), Panel interview with EMEA head, manager, team leader, and sales rep
Main purpose of the interview was to test my drivers, and motivations, to see my desire to succeed, fear of failure, where I want to go in life. Most my previous experience, and skills gained were not really taken into consideration, nor my academics. A quite juvenile interview technique that does not really match the job, or skills required... But a quite detailed process, and they do give you the opportunity to ask questions and understand the role. Very reasonable time line between rounds, feedback etc....