I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Gensler (San Francisco, CA) in June 2013
Interview
A very positive and painless process in all. I had 2 phone interviews. One was a general screening interview by the recruiter (I think because my cell phone number had an odd area code which led them to think I was out of town), then she scheduled a phone conference where I spoke with 3 people using GoToMeeting's video conferencing. I was asked to come in for an in-person interview almost immediately after the phone conference, where I met the team and spoke more about my experience and what I was looking for. The conversations were very relaxed; we went through my portfolio and how I would approach visual design.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The most difficult questions probably were during the initial phone screening since they were specific questions, instead of questions about my work. Example of questions include: What does the word "creative" mean to you? Describe 3 qualities that make you attractive.