I applied through university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Lumen (Littleton, CO) in Mar 2016
Interview
I was interviewed by 5 people. It was a video conference. The basic concepts of L2 and L3 were covered. MPLS, VRF and BGP are the major protocols used at CenturyLink. So, it is expected to know at least the basics of L3 MPLS, IS-IS, BGP. I got a offer in a week's span.