I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Vastardis Capital Services (New York, NY) in Feb 2012
Interview
Casual interview with standard questions about yourself and background. Met with another Analyst, Manager and VP - which was nice because you got a view of the position from 3 different levels.
The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Vastardis Capital Services (New York, NY) in Nov 2009
Interview
2 interviews. First interview, I met 3 different people separately. Talked to each for 30 minutes, with a lot of overlapping questions and topics. Total took more than 2 hours.
Called back to 2nd interview the next week. Talked to 3 people also: one I had met before, and two new people. Again, spoke to each for more than 30 minutes, repeating many of the same topics. Took more than 2 hours.
I didn't hear back from Vastardis until 3 months later with the accepted offer.
In general, seemed poorly organized. Same questions repeated with many different people, feel as though they should have done a panel interview if the same people wanted to hear the same things.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Nothing unexpected. "Describe your strengths and weaknesses" was commonly used.