I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems (San Jose, CA)
Interview
Received contact from recruiter by email and phone. Phone screen with recruiter, then phone interview with hiring manager, next in person interview with director above him, and finally in person interview with hiring manager, offer of contract-to hire position. Each was a week apart. Due to having an outside recruiter, experienced a hard-sell type strategy. Waited instead for full-time position, so took 3 months.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Focus more on relationship building than technical skills, which was wise I think.