Gartner Consulting Interview Questions
Go Back1. Tell me about yourself.
2. What is the highest ROI percentage you have delivered to a client?
3. Do you have any other questions for me?
4. What are three ways in which would you describe yourself?
5. Do you consider yourself a persuasive person?
6. Help me understand your standards for success in your last job. Please describe what you did to attain those standards. If you fell short of expectations, what did you do to remedy the problem?
7. Our best consultants continually grow and learn. What have you done to expand your knowledge in the past three months?
8. Why do you want to work for Gartner?
9. Listening to our clients is absolutely essential to understanding their business and technology needs. Tell me about a time your listening skills helped exceed their expectations in the delivery of the project.
10. Tell me about a time you made a recommendation that you think would have greatly benefited your client, but they just didn't like it. What approach did you take to convince them?
11. Who are our clients at Gartner Consulting?
12. What do you believe is the most important service we offer at Gartner Consulting?
13. What are your core values?
14. We're a company of innovative thinkers; we rely upon our innovative thinking to solve client problems. Tell me about a time you came up with a breakthrough idea that was not obvious to others. Describe your idea and how you developed it.
15. A client wants to implement a new software system recommended by a different division of the same company. How do you evaluate it to ensure it's the right choice?
16. What have you done in the last few months to strengthen your professional network?
17. How do you feel about working in diverse and inclusive environments?
18. Are you LEAN Six Sigma certified?
19. How do you manage your stress?
20. In consulting, much of your growth will come from feedback on client projects. How do you accept and implement feedback?
21. We approach clients by identifying client needs and recommending solutions to their needs. Tell me about a time your knowledge and expertise allowed you to make a recommendation to resolve a problem or address a pain point.
22. Tell me about the last time you made a mistake at work.
23. Describe a time you helped implement a new technology for your client. Did you encounter any challenges, and how did you address them?
24. Gartner Consulting works with clients across many industries. Which of our clients' industries interests you the most?
25. Have you ever supervised or trained junior consultants?
26. What steps do you take when researching a new market or industry?
27. How do you assess a client's current technology systems and solutions?
28. As a business process and operations expert, how do you approach a project that is failing to progress and is not meeting its deliverables?
29. Gartner Consulting seeks to hire those with strong problem solving skills. When were you able to successfully resolve a problem in the workplace?
30. Our clients have high expectations. Tell me about a time you worked with challenging time constraints but were still able to exceed client expectations.
31. Your client is considering entering a new market. They have a choice of buying an existing company or developing the technology in-house. What advice would you give them about making the best business decision?
32. How do you approach vendor and purchasing management in your role in business processes and operations?
33. As part of the IT team, how do you approach your role in the implementation and roll out of new software and technical programs?
34. In your opinion, why do companies need consultants?
35. How do you approach your role in business processes and operations when your department or the Project Management Office (PMO) is operating smoothly or there are no pending improvement projects in the queue?