I applied in-person. The process took 8 weeks. I interviewed at H&R Block (Nashville, TN) in Oct 2013
Interview
Submitted app, got contacted by District Manager (4 years ago), asked behavioral and experience questions, completed income tax course, filled out onboarding paperwork, completed background check, hired, Longest process was completing Income Tax Course, which is 6-10 weeks of classes meeting at various times dependent upon your schedule.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Behavioral questions, such as, "When was the last time you developed a new process at work? What was it? How did you do it? What was the result?"