I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at First Republic (Santa Barbara, CA) in Apr 2015
Interview
Interview was fairly intense, especially if you are used to just a one interview and a decisions made. I had to interview with multiple levels of management, from DEs, branch management, operations managers, and other employees. The entire interview time was roughly 2-2.5 hours and mine was a quick interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They will ask where you are planning on taking your career.