I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Ryan Construction (Walpole, MA) in July 2009
Interview
introduced by a recruiter, interviewed with owner twice for 2 hrs +; 2nd interview included interviews with 2 other current employees
1st three months were considered a trial period with no insurance or company vehicle
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
i had more experience and depth of construction knowledge than the people i interviewed with