I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at New York State Thruway Authority (Syracuse, NY) in Nov 2013
Interview
There was no interview at all. You basically have to know someone working there to get in. Once you're called in, you simply go for a test with something like 10-15 questions, all showing pictures of money and asking you to count how much was there. Pass the test and you're hired, assuming you pass the background check. The people giving the test don't speak to you so much as one word, besides introducing themselves and handing out the tests.