I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Adobe in Dec 2008
Interview
Was contacted by recruiter to publicize opening. Ended up applying myself.
Short phone interview with recruiter -- pretty standard HR questions.
Never got the opportunity to talk about my technical expertise, which was a very good fit.
Recruiter simply didn't reply to further contacts, not even to say that someone else (a friend of mine) was hired.
The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Adobe (San Francisco, CA) in May 2009
Interview
I was contacted by a 3rd party recruiter for a contract position. The recruiter found my resume online. I had an initial conversation with the recuriter that lasted about 25 minutes. The job requirements were very generic. My resume was forwarded to the hiring manager and a 45 minute phone screening with the hiring manager was scheduled for the following week. The interviewer was 25 minutes late for the call. When I did speak to her, she did not ask if I wanted to reschedule. She provided a brief overview of the position and the composition of her team. The interview only lasted 20 minutes as she had a hard stop in order to prep for her next meeting.