I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Pariveda (Seattle, WA) in Jul 2010
Interview
The interview experience for my position was unique. I had 11 interviews over 4 months. which included a final day of flying to Dallas for an entire day of interviews. During the process, twice there were instances where I didn't hear anything for 2 weeks. When I sent emails of inquiry to the recruiter, I was always answered right away regarding next steps. The quality of the company and competiveness of the salary made it worthwhile for me to stay the course. I had an exisiting job during the interview process so I was not in a rush to be employed right away. Overall, my interview experience was a positive one. And after I flew to Dallas I knew I valued the caliber of employees found within the company and knew I wanted to be involved in this organization.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Pariveda (Bellevue, WA) in Oct 2011
Interview
Resume sent in from an online posting. I was contacted via email for a phone screen. I responded the same day with my availability. I had to contact the recruiter twice via email to receive a scheduled phone screen. The phone screen consisted of a call from the local recruiter. Went over the job description, how my background and experience fit the opening, culture of the company, etc. After a 75 minute conversation, I was asked to email my availability for the next phone screen with the Regional Office Manager. Sent my availability via email the same day. No response. Sent again 2 days later without a response. Attempted a final email and received a return email - either the recruiter left the company or my email address was blocked by the recruiter. It would have been more professionally courteous to return an email stating that they were not moving forward...Strange ending to a long process.