I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Getty Images in Oct 2012
Interview
application - phone interview1 - phone interview2 - phone interview3 - ...phone interview8...
presentation in front of sales management & country head - phone interview9 - phone interview10 ->>>Change of the role definition and structure (=1 month silence)... call with the country head
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
30min presentation in front of sales team
Oldfashioned us-style questions like: "How would you structure a marketing department" or "name your stengths and weaknesses.
NSA-like backgroud check (agency had to get allowance to get ANY(!) private data and called people you never allowed them to...