I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Gartner (London, England) in Mar 2015
Interview
I applied for a Sr. Researcher role 2 weeks back and an internal recruiter fixed a telephonic interview. During the interview, I realized that he has not even bothered to go through my CV to get an understanding of my experience before scheduling an interview and was talking about a completely different role (which I didn't even apply for). Basically, I applied for X role and he was talking about role Y (which was poles apart from my experience).
This makes me think that the firm has inefficient bunch of recruiters who are unaware of the basics of hiring people. It was a complete waste of time and terrible experience for me. SHAME ON THEM
Advice: If you get an email from an internal recruiter please double check the role for which they are calling you or else be prepared for a disaster.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Gartner (Gurgaon, Haryana) in Jun 2013
Interview
Got referred by one of the friends working over there. The interview was two phased, first was a telephonic round taken by the team manager. Focussed more on points mentioned in the CV and the overall knowledge in the technology and telecom field. Lasted for almost 45-50 minutes.
Second round was presentation round. Had been given a topic for presentation and was called in their office for presentation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
None of the questions were difficult. They just want to asses your comfort level in technology and research related areas.