I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at LinkedIn (Dublin, Dublin) in Feb 2015
Interview
first step screening with a recruiter
second step phone interview with a team manager (competency based interview)
third step on site face to face interview with 2 team managers (10 mins power point presentation about "your career goals" + 20 mins role play + 20 mins competency based interview)
fourth step courtesy call from a member of the team
fifth step reference checks
sixth step background verification conducted by an external agency
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
standard competency based interview questions.
the most important part of the whole interview process was the role play.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at LinkedIn
Interview
I did a phone screen with a recruiter, then a few days later did a phone screen with the hiring manager. She invited my to an on-site interview at the end of the phone screen. The on-site interview occurred a few days later. I drove up from the Peninsula to their San Francisco office specifically for the on-site interview, which was only 30 minutes. I met with the manager whom I had spoken with on the phone for about 20 minutes, then she excused herself before the slotted time was up to go to a company party. After knowingly asking me to drive 2 hours each way in pouring (potentially dangerous) rain to interview me for only 30 minutes, I felt that this was rude and selfish. LinkedIn then NEVER FOLLOWED UP after my on-site interview. It has now been over a month since the interview. About a week after the interview, I sent an email to my recruiter inquiring about timelines for hearing back (I was interviewing for other positions), and she responded saying the decision would come after the holidays, but I never heard from anyone at the company after that.
There was a time when I thought companies not sending a rejection email after you send in a resume was bad.....LinkedIn's rudeness and lack of professionality was on another level entirely.