I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Broadcom (New York, NY) in June 2015
Interview
I was referred, got call after a month. They were to specific about SOC's which I have no knowledge about. They are looking for people who also know some scripting languages.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Broadcom (Santa Clara, CA) in Mar 2015
Interview
Interview was multi stage process. First Recruiter called and informed about the Job requirement. He submitted my resume upon my interest to Manager. Later Manger called and enquired about my job skill set with my previous job and asked about my interest and reasons for looking new job. He then scheduled interview with his team.
I applied in-person. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Broadcom in Feb 2013
Interview
Phone interview was quick
Personal round was for 4 hours with 4 different people including the hiring manager and tha Director
Straightforward questions on the following topics
Architecture, Performance Testing/Tuning, SQL Server Management, SAP Release cycles etc.