The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Verizon in Mar 2007
Interview
I was approached by the HR Rep because of a friend's recommendation. I was given a sketchy job description at the time to go on for the interview. I was told that I would have a telephone interview with the manager because she worked on the east coast and I worked in the central time zone. I was expecting to have to interview twice, but instead, I had a telephone interview with the hiring manager and her Director. At one point the female Director asked for my age because she wanted to be sure that since I had indicated that I am single that I wasn't a young, single mother.
After a very grueling phone interview (primarily from the Director) I was asked if I was still interested in the position. Against my better judgement, I said yes. I was told I would be contacted wtihin two weeks. Six weeks later when I had given up on the position I received a phone call from the Manager saying they wanted to offer me the job. I was rather surprised by the call and even more surprised when she told me that the job had changed and it would now be a manager of testing and that I would have to work out of my home. I told her I would have to think about it and she insisted that I respond in 24 hours. My instincts told me to run the other way and I did.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Verizon in Mar 2009
Interview
First the recruiters send me vía e-mail an technical detailed formulary with all my experience with differents degrees of selections. Also i had to describe the type of manager i will be. All this information vía this formulary. In the interviews (the next week) i din´t know the company employer yet. I didn't research into type of job position (¿what exactament do an PM?), this was my error. Also the times was so quickly for me. You, like candidate must see this aspect. I understanded the job position in the interview and I din´t defend my skill very well. I feel very bad because the job position was a good opportunity for me, to change the type of job, one with reporting people of other countries, with high degree of responsability and in the segment of technical markets of the comunications and internet. I expect other people help this simple advice.