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Updated Apr 5, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Business Development Consultant at Gallup
Posted Apr 5, 2012
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4.0
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2012 (took 1+ week)
Received email day after taking the online test to schedule phone interview. Next available was the following week. Interviewer from Omaha called 10 minutes late. Rapid fire. Impersonal. Told I would hear back in 3-5 business days. Denial email 3 days later.
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The interview consisted of a Personality Test and a Phone Interview.
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Consultant Business Development at Gallup
Posted Nov 4, 2011
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4.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2011 in Toronto, ON (Canada) (took 3 weeks)
I applied online, and it involved the usual uploading of a resume and cover letter and also a ~45 minute multiple choice test designed to determine your strengths and potential fit with the firm. After completing the application, I was called the next day and asked to schedule a phone interview, 3 weeks out due to scheduling issues with Gallup not having any interviewers available. The questions in the interview were, like mentioned elsewhere on this site, open-ended and interpretive with no feedback offered and the test lasted about 60 minutes. Was informed the next day I didn't make it.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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Consultant — Business Development at Gallup
Posted Aug 8, 2011 — 1 of 2 people found this helpful
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2011 in Chicago, IL (took 4+ weeks)
Was a very frustrating and confusing process. First you fill out the internet survey after applying online. Then go through a strict behavioral telephone phone interview. Next, two calls with two recruiters before setting up a call with an actual hiring manager. All the people were very nice, cordial, and completely candid but the process itself was not one that inspired a lot of interest in working for the company.
Gallup is all about organization fit and I think it is was clear during the interview process that the position was not a fit which is completely fine. Secondly, I really think it is hard to take a management consulting firm seriously when a simple Google search of "working at Gallup" yields a host of negative reviews from employees and former employees at the firm.
It may be true that Gallup is a great organization to work for and a lot of disgruntled employees are slandering the company without warrant but when you start to read the same gripes over and over from different sources, it makes you start to think twice. When asked about the internet negative publicity the recruiter said that she felt a lot of former employees were disgruntled, she learned that people were encouraged to slam former employers on job review sites by new employers and Gallup was a victim of that chicanery , and admitted that Gallup may not be doing a good enough job of combating the negative press.
Overall, I would say that it was clear that I was not a fit for Gallup and that is completely fine. I would not discourage anyone from applying to Gallup but I would say, ask a lot of questions.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Personality Test.
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Consultant - Business Development at Gallup
Posted Jul 23, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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4.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2011 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took a day)
After applying and completing the online personality test, I received a phone call from Gallup Consulting after one week and arranged a phone interview. The phone interview lasted for 75 minutes and it was a rapid fire style one. The interviewer was continuously asking questions one after the other without giving any feedback to your responses but just having the option if you would like her to repeat the question. Most of the questions were competency questions and you were required to support every answer with examples of your previous working experiences. Most of the questions were related to sales and how you sell a product or service to your client. Some of the questions were pretty similar to the online personality test so try to have in mind what you have answered in brief. Try yo have as many examples as you can with the star or bar techniques. In the end, the interviewer asked me if I had anything to say that would help Gallup to have a more clear view from me.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Consultant - Business Development at Gallup
Posted Jul 18, 2011
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2011 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took 2 weeks)
The questions were rapid fire type. I was asked 75 questions in 75 minutes. Many questions sounded like the rephrases version of a previous question. However, the questions were designed in such a way that the candidate will have to give different examples for each question. Some people say that the interviewer is like a robot, but that is how they are supposed to behave in a rapid-fire round. They will repeat the questions if you want, but they wont explain or rephrase. It was really enjoyable and you have to be at your attentive best to finish the round at least satisfactorily.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Skills Test.
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Business Development Consultant at Gallup
Posted Jul 7, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2011 in Irvine, CA (took 3 weeks)
I applied for the position in early June and heard back a few days later. (When you apply initially you have to take a personality test online that determines if you fit in with the culture.) The initial phone interview was set for three weeks after they contacted me.
The phone interview was basically the same as the online personality assessment. They ask a yes or no question and then you have to say a time when you did _____. Basic STAR stuff. These interviews are recorded and it is very difficult to build a report w/ the interviewer. She just has a list and reads off it. I'm just waiting to ear back from them at this point. I'm pretty sure that if I do, there will be a lot more interviews to go.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Personality Test.
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Consultant- Business Development at Gallup
Posted Mar 21, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2011 (took a day)
Got contacted by a gallup recruiter, applied online, and had the first phone interview within one week of application online.
As described here, it was about 1 hr 20 mins of non stop rapid fire, recorded, structure interview with a recruiter asking basically behaviour questions. Some questions overlap with the questions online personality test and a lot of questions are about what kind of person you are, how you handle specific situations, your attitudes toward team work and memebers. You would get the general feelings looking through reviews here.
In the middle of the interview, the interviewer informed me that I might need to reschedule to continue since she only went through half of the questionnaires with 2-30 mins left . So I kept the answers short and simple for the rest of the interview to finish up on the spot. Overall, it was tiring, hard to pace evenly with no inputs provided but not as bad as I expected. I guess every company has its own way of finding right fits and you just need to work with the system if you want a job with the company. No result yet and if I got one, I will try to update.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Consultant - Business Development at Gallup
Posted Mar 4, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2011 (took 1+ week)
Applied online for the job and took the online assessment test. I got an email the next day informing me to proceed to the next stage which involved scheduling a phone interview. The duration of the phone interview was 90 minutes. I was asked a lot of questions which the interviewer was not allowed to explain or provide feedback on, but to only read the "script" and I answered as best as I could. I was not invited for the one-on-one interview probably because they wanted someone with solid business development/sales experience as most of the questions were oriented towards sales. Also once a question is asked, the next question will ask that you give examples or back up your response.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Consultant - Business Development at Gallup
Posted Jan 28, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2011 in New York, NY (took 2 months)
Fairly lengthy process. Began with the on-line personality test. Fairly straight forward as you answer questions on your sales drive, client focus and the idea of compensation tied to accomplishments. You than had a long phone interview with what I believe to be one of Gallup's phone interviewer based out of Omaha Nebraska. Time was approximately 45 minutes with a majority being behavioral questions. Again, focusing on sales/business development, client relationships and personality questions regarding communications. There was no dialogue but a strict question, then answer, then next question. They do say that responses are transcribed for analysis by Hiring Manager. I received a reply within two weeks stating that the Hiring Manager wished to speak briefly to review my professional experience. This was a very casual conversation and we immediately decided to have myself to flown out to the Princeton NJ office for a face to face interview with the Hiring Manager plus a teleconference with people out of the D.C. office. The face to face was a disappointment. The first interview with the Hiring Manager was a traditional tell me about yourself evaluation on fit and an opportunity to ask questions. The second interviewer was 30 MINUTES LATE and seemed to apologize in a very casual manner. The questions were very traditional looking to probe personality, fit and communication skills but the interviewer seemed disinterested to be there. The interview lasted only 15 minutes of the scheduled 45 minutes. The last interview was with head of the Eastern Region development. Interviewer asked to expound upon my background which was an opportunity to show fit. Again, the interviewer had two questions and an opportunity to ask questions but appeared that he preferred to be else where as the interview lasted only 20 minutes. There was no dialogue or desire to engage in the interview process. The best description would be disinterested. I believe that the person had made up their minds prior to the meeting and was simply going through formalities. Speculation or educated guess.
Received a call back several days later on decision from the Hiring Manager who was gracious enough to talk about the decision process which I do appreciate.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Consultant Business Development at Gallup
Posted Jan 26, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2011 (took 3 weeks)
I was a little disappointed when I did not receive the last and final in person interview. I thought I did well for the phone interview, but apparently not. Most of the reviews are very accurate about the process and questions.
1. I applied online. Completed basic personal info and professional experience. Immediately was sent to an online assessment test.
2. Received an email a week later to continue with a phone interview. That was scheduled a week out.
3. An analyst called me at the scheduled time. He was very nice. I was prepared to answer the questions and give examples. Most of the time he would cut me off mid-sentence to jump to the next question.
4. Received an email 5 days later saying I wasn't a good fit for the company.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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