I applied online. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Darden (Orlando, FL) in Jun 2010
Interview
The interview process can be quite long at Darden, when I came on-board it took over two full months from my initial application to offer letter. If a candidate reaches the second round, there is often an analytic assessment that is quite daunting (depending on the position applied for), it is much like the SAT/GRE/ etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Different managers asked different questions at their discretion, but there is often a question that revolves around communication style, a question about diversity, and a question about your professional goals and how you plan to achieve them. It is a very "friendly" environment that often relies on person-ability above all else, where managers opt for face-to-face meetings over electronic communication whenever the opportunity arises.
Phone call from initial recruiter with basic questions, referred to one of the directs of talent acquisition. Scheduled 30 minute phone interview with this director. She was not very nice, too straightforward and not very interested in hearing my answers, I could tell she just wanted me off the phone. I knew- this was as far as I was going to go. She told me she'd get back to me within the week after talking to hiring managers. Weeks went by, no follow up. Got a canned response email about 3 weeks later that they had "found better candidates blah blah blah".
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Nothing too difficult in this as I didnt get very far. They told me if I made it to the next step it would be a technical phone conversation with someone in the role, then a day on the campus meeting multiple managers.
