I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Avanade (Chicago, IL) in Jan 2013
Interview
A friend gave my resume to an Avanade recruiter and she contacted me within two weeks. I am a college hire so it helped that I had an academic portfolio and she also asked for transcripts. Had a phone interview and was then invited to the in person interview at the Chicago office with other candidates. This process took about 2 months as they really research their candidates' backgrounds before making an invitation to the face to face interview. There was an optional conference call before the 1-1 interview that prepared my interview group for what we were to expect from the interview. The interview process was in a relaxed, professional environment. I was among other collegiate candidates in a group of five and we waited (chit chatting) in a conference room as we took turns with an interviewer. There was also a non-technical team exercise which was enjoyable and a non-technical writing assignment. My 1-1 interview was more informational and a personality assessment and no technical questions were asked (perhaps because I had just graduated with no experience - this might be the same for all college hires) I was contacted 2/1 for a generous offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
For college hires they pretty much just want to know about you and why you have a passion for technology
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Avanade (Chicago, IL) in May 2008
Interview
Was initially contacted by a recruiter. Once vetted I was sent to phone interviews from MS and Accenture employees. In person interview with hiring manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Provide a detailed design for a multinational exchange implementation and support.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Avanade (New York, NY) in Jun 2012
Interview
I applied to the Job online and was contacted for a phone interview within a few days. After going over my background and interests, I had a technical interview the following week. The interview consisted of Hardware, Network concepts Active Directory and IT situation problems. Not to challenging. After a month or so I got a call back that I passed my tech interview, then a few weeks later I was finally given a 1:1 interview with the Director at the local office. Most of the questions were about my background and what I had expertise in. Also he asked a lot about current MS technologies and news.