I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Compass Airlines (Minneapolis, MN) in Nov 2012
Interview
Phone call to ask if interested in Interview. Accepted, set up a date almost a month out. They fly you to MSP on a paid ticket the day before and set you up at a basic hotel. Shuttle to and from. Early AM, a little presentation on Company and then the 3 Computer test that most airlines have you do. If you pass you go to a canned Panel interview with a recruiter, a captain and an FO. All questions are predetermined from a booklet. They don't digress very much. Offer is given a few minutes after the panel interview the is a cab to the airport to catch your flight.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Found a discrepancy in my list of speeding tickets.