I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (Sacramento, CA) in Apr 2012
Interview
Spring 2012: The application is detailed. If your application passes, you get a survey. After the survey, you're either offered an interview or not. Since this is an opportunity with Universities, my interview was held at Sacramento State. I was surprised to find out that this interview was through FaceTime on an iPad! (I guess there was no point in dressing up ;) I don't know if everyone's interview was like this. (My friend who applied in 2013 had a FaceTime interview through her iPhone just in her room.)
The interview lady was nice but intimidating as well. They asked a lot of scenario questions. Always emphasize on customer service! And have off-the-top-of-your-head experiences where you've displayed great service.
Was reached within the next 2 weeks with an offer through email and accepted. Keep in mind the application is open all the time but they didn't start interviews until April. However, a friend had her interview in late February (2013). At Sac state, they hire every Spring semester. (All this info is according to Spring 2012). My advice is to get your application in as soon as possible.
asked general questions about how you would deal with customers in various scenarios, positive and negative. and then do an example call with the interviewer from start to finish, then various personal questions
Normal behavioral questions interview. Was mostly a conversation and previous experiences that could help with the position. Tell me about a time where... etc. Interviewers were very nice and it was a good experience.
Asked about prior work, current schedule, knowledge regarding subject matter. I didn't get into any informational interview questions until the third interview. The first two interviews were practically all formal greetings and making sure there aren't schedule or schooling conflicts.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How capable is your at home environment of catering to an advisor work position