I applied in-person. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at CallisonRTKL (Miami, FL)
Interview
After I completed my online application I didn't hear back for more than two weeks, so I followed up over the phone, discovered and resolved the issue holding them up. Two weeks later I received an event invite, for an interview the next day. It went well though I didn't have a hard copy of portfolio with me. They took me on a tour around the office, and then I didn't hear back for more than a week. Their chosen method of rejection is to send you a form email on a sunday night.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at CallisonRTKL (Shanghái, Shanghai) in Jan 2012
Interview
a) Theyinvited me for an interview for a designer position which i am not. I provided techincal examples when i first contacted them and on that basis you should have not invited me for interview in the 1st place.
b) When i went for the interview, it was clear that the Vice President had not seen my cv. The interview lasted a mere 5 minutes as it was fairly evident then that i was not right for the position. A substantial waste of everyone's time.
c) RTKL reply to me saying that my design skills are not strong enough and that my salary is too high and that i have come through an agency? I'm not a design Architect (Highly evident from the examples that i sent), i never mentioned salary and i never came through an agency.
All in all, bizarre, highly embarrassing, inefficient, clueless.