Vault’s Verdict

The brand recognition that Gartner carries is enough to entice the analytical and technically-minded talent that consider this company to be on par with any of the Big 4. The internationally-trusted brain trust that forms Gartner’s extensive body of knowledge makes this company an enriching and challenging experience. Hours can be demanding, and even in Europe, travel requirements are hard for some. But insiders generally agree that leadership’s willingness to accommodate, coupled with the sheer prestige of working at this company, makes the demands worthwhile.

Exit opportunities can be slim for those seeking opportunities outside of the IT space. However, if you’ve found your niche in this industry, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better name to have on your resume. And if you’re invested in Gartner for the long haul, you’ll enjoy higher-than-average compensation in most EMEA markets and ample opportunities for career progression.

Firm Culture

• “Great brand with direct access to the best technology research around. Strategic projects with some of the biggest global brands. Great people. Good work life balance (for a consulting business).
• “Great opportunity to work with clients on really interesting and challenging business problems.”
• “Consider Gartner if you like IT strategy work, and appreciate working in smaller teams, with travel an absolute must, even in Europe.”
• “Amazing opportunity to work with valuable people and valuable topics.”
• “Best place to develop yourself in everything related to Information & Technology strategy.”
• “Highly professional firm where you'll be able to work with very talented people with good career opportunities.”

Quality of Life

• “At Gartner, we have access to world-class research, the opportunities to learn new things are unlimited! I can learn as much as I like and it is up to me! I have a great boss and I have the freedom to choose my working hours pretty freely, as long as it is planned for, and as long as I do a great job!”
• “Flexible, but demanding based on workload. ‘Deliver first’ culture.”
• “Gartner can be demanding in terms of travel, but this is also a positive aspect and a way of working you sign up for.”
• “High level of autonomy on delivering the engagements allow…flexibility of work. Traveling habits depend a lot of the location of the engagement and I understand is decreasing a lot.”
• "Colleagues are supportive when off, there's a lot of flexibility and responsibility to current activities, it's on your own to deal with work activities while away.”
• “Higher than average vacation time and great respect for not contacting associates on vacation.”

Career Development

• “Good opportunity to progress along the areas of managing partner and expert partner route.”
• “Strong growth opens up a lot of career opportunities in Consulting, and interactions with Research and Advisory side of the business is a big plus in terms of access to state of the art thought leadership.”
• “Training opportunities with international peers. Due to the small team most, training overseas.”
• “Formal training is being improved over time.”
• “Rich and nurturing work environment, depth of knowledge of colleagues, promotion driven fundamentally by results.”
• “Very transparent, performance-based and focused on ongoing personal development to succeed to the next level. Quite a male-centric environment though.”

Compensation

• “Best aspect for junior resources is the salary progression…”
• “Fair compensation and decent increases between levels. There is a band of pay for each level and it is somewhat obscure in terms of understanding where one stands compared with peers.”
• “Car policy and pension contribution.”
• “Flexibility is definitely the greatest part of the perks - however, I would expect the same level of flexibility in any similar role/company. It is unclear to me how I could benefit from the Education reimbursement, but I see my colleagues getting training and certifications as I would expect in any consulting firm.”
• “Compensations are very different all around Europe, given the same job role.”
• “Happy with the overall compensation package overall well balanced and fair towards the employee.”

 Outlook

• “An excellent leader, with a very clear vision and strategy.”
• “Very strong outlook with continued double-digit growth, consulting business benefits from the strong growth of Research & Advisory and Conferences in terms of access to opportunities.”
• “Double-digit growth in the last couple of years. Leading services in IT consulting. Big brand.”
• “Constantly changing and ready to adapt to customers’ needs.”
• “Clear strategy based on a solid set of foundation principles and anchored to a strong brand name.”
• “Very good knowledge management, as this is part of the business model.”

Hiring Process

• “Interview and callback process is very smooth with a clearly identified leading recruiter and coordinator for each candidate/opportunity. We are looking for profiles with IT strategy consulting experience, from Big 4 (Deloitte, KPMG, EY, PwC) + SIs with consulting operations (Accenture, IBM...) as well as technology practices of strategy consulting firms (McK, BCG, Bain...)”
• “Seeking best of breed D&A consultants and this is difficult within a highly competitive market.”
• “Brainpower over horsepower. MBA-level consultants are given the opportunity to challenge the norm against highly experienced teammates and are also empowered to lead critical conversations with clients. ‘Burnout’ is uncommon because client project activities are strategically delegated among team members to maximize productivity and ensure quality.”
• “Ideal candidate has broad experience in IT and is focused on one topic and/or industry.”
• “Good interview process - very senior colleagues take time for interviewing.”
• “Process is very good and the recruitment team works very well with the stakeholders to manage the entire process.”

Interview Questions

• “Preparation and presentation to a panel of a real-life business case. Usually, 1 week's time is given to prepare the business case.”
• “The interview was what I would expect from a high-quality management consultancy.”
• “Develop & propose an approach for aligning two merging organisations with very different digital maturity and vision to digital.”
• “Read three research notes within a specific topic related to IT/digital and summarize the key takeaways.”
• “Tell me about a time you had to apply problem-solving. Walk me through one of the biggest challenges you faced in your current job and how you addressed it."
• “IT strategy case. Behavioral case. Market sizing. Situational case."