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      3.8

      70% would recommend to a friend

      (9,359 total reviews)
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      Gene Hall

      77% approve of CEO

      53% positive business outlook

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      4.0

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      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Senior management

      Gartner has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 9,359 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Gartner employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Beratung industry (3.7 stars).

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      9K reviews
      1.0
      Sep 30, 2015

      Selling research papers. They need to learn what they teach others

      Account executive
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      Pros

      Hard to find... brand name... Sales methodology and training is good. Hiring process is good, prepares you for interviews with Google etc.

      Cons

      Australian management, no scope to grow. Highest staff turn around I have seen or heard in my 20years experience. How much emphasis they put in hiring, should put same in retaining and managing. All mates became managers who are promoted without qualifications and merit which is reflected in poor leadership qualities. Bad name in Australia within recruitment due to high staff turnover

      5.0
      Aug 4, 2015

      Stellar company

      Executive partner
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      Pros

      I work in Executive Programs (ExP) which is just one division of Gartner - so I can't speak to other areas. However, in my first year, this is what I can say: 1) Incredibly healthy work environment. My bonus is partly based on my performance and partly based on the performance of my team - so cooperation and collaboration are baked into our incentive structure. 2) They hire not only incredibly smart people, but also people with high EQs. One year in and I have not met anyone with a hidden agenda, super-sized ego, short temper, etc. They are incredibly skilled at finding people who are geared toward service and helping others - which makes for a great workforce. 3) Management is incredible. The leadership of ExP from Chris Thomas down to the Regional Vice Presidents is superlative and they are good at motivating the staff. They give us enormous latitude to service our accounts in ways that play to our individual strengths. 4) In the end, common sense wins out. While they don't always make the right decision (nobody does), they look at the data and change course when they realize they took a wrong turn. In short, we don't have people who make wrong decisions and then stick by them to protect egos. 5) Gartner has very little bureaucracy. I have worked for much smaller organizations that had far more forms and rules. So far in my career, I have have always seen a time horizon for each job. This is the first job I have ever thought, "I could retire here!" It is a job that is evergreen, always changes, keeps you on your toes, you learn something new every single day, and you end the day knowing that you made a positive difference in the lives of others.

      Cons

      1) ExP offers a week-long training program twice a year for new associates. This training is incredibly well done, but scratches the surface of everything we need to know. We are assigned a buddy when we are hired and the quality of your training has a lot to do with the buddy you are paired with. Mine was incredible, but different people have had different experiences. 2) This could be a "Con" for some, but in my area, that track goes: Executive Advisor (EA), Executive Partner (EP), EP VP, EP VP Team Lead, Regional Vice President (RVP), and that's the realistic end of the line. In the United States, there are five RVPs, and probably less than ten team leads. So if you are a climber, this may not be the job for you. If you are interested in a big salary and status, this may not be the job for you. But if your primary desire is to work with a incredible team and do great work, then this could be a good place.

      1.0
      Nov 8, 2013

      Good until you look under the skin

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      - Gartner is the largest and most widely recognised research company, this does have its perks - Market trends show Gartner as stable, the result is that although the "job for life" no longer exists, job security is good

      Cons

      - Analysts are treated like rockstars. They travel first class and enjoy the perks of traditional C-level employees, In reality they are not true subject matter experts but IT journalists - Expense policies are ridiculous - there are employees eating out in very expensive restaurants whilst at events (not even entertaining customers) whilst pretty much all other IT companies are attempting to save money - Review process is a joke - employees are given status as "upcoming stars" but then are treated badly by middle and upper management. I know of examples where people have been asked to apply for a more senior role and then the person who asked them to apply is the person to deny the application! - Recruitment process is also a joke - HR advertise jobs which either don't exist or they state the candidate is not a good fit despite numerous colleagues providing referrals and also confirming in writing prior that the candidate is a good fit! - Non US employees do not benefit from the same luxuries as US employees - Not un-typical to other US based companies, Gartner has more job titles than you can shake a stick at. Hardly any of them make sense and I wouldn't be surprised if even the cleaner has a Senior Director or VP title!

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