I applied through university. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at GE (Fairfield, CT) in Nov 2011
Interview
Application online, then 2 interviews, then if you are successful, you are sent to their headquarters in Connecticut, where you do a serious of interviews with HR and with potential employers. You do not get to choose which employers (aka which department, which location) you will interview with.
Met the recruiter in my school career center for a short interview. This was a screening interview to pass me to the next round and it was completely behavioral questions. Then I was interviewed over the phone by multiple divisions to determine my placement.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to work with other people.