I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at GE in Jun 2009
Interview
They spent more time asking me about the software development life cycle than asking me questions about my work experience. They asked very few technical questions. Instead they asked me a great deal of open ended questions (e.g. What are your strengths / weaknesses?, Rate yourself from 1 to 10 on X, etc.)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you were to describe the ideal software development life cycle, what would it be?