I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman (Auburn, AL) in Sep 2012
Interview
I went to the Auburn University Technical Job Fair and met with some recruiters from Northrop. I did a brief informal interview with 3 people, one person was a hiring manager, one was an HR representative, and the last was the actual location manager I would be working under. They were really nice and seemed fun. Also, they were energetic about getting someone to fill this position. I scheduled an interview that day to do a formal interview at their facility. I met with potential co-workers and got good understanding of their expectations and the type of work I would be dealing with. I really enjoyed their process. The only thing I did not like was that the HR person (not the person I interviewed with) took 3 weeks to read my email about my employment history she requested which delayed my start date.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman (Huntsville, AL)
Interview
They conducted one phone interview which was a conference call between me, my future supervisor, my recruiter, and another employee. They asked certain behavioral questions, like what my biggest accomplishment was, what my biggest weakness is, etc. They asked simple questions about whether or not I knew certain languages or platforms. I was not asked to code anything.