I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Principal Financial Group (Des Moines, IA) in May 2011
Interview
Started with a 15-minute phone interview with an HR generalist. No big shakes. Very standard questions that showed the HR person really didn't understand the actual ins and outs of the position. Followed a week later by the hiring manager. That was followed by a series of interviews with team members and individuals higher up in the org structure.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In a group interview, about 10 minutes after the two interviewers introduced themselves, interviewer 1 asked me what interviewer 2's name was.