I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Paradigm Geophysical Corp (Houston, TX) in June 2013
Interview
One hour discussion with the recruiter, one hour face-to-face meet-up to discuss the interview process and what will follow. Actual interview consisted in a 20-minute test covering 40 C++ questions, and a 20-30 minute test with 4 architectural/algorithm questions.