I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Qualcomm (Boxborough, MA) in Dec 2011
Interview
A hiring manager from San Diego called me and phone screened with me for over 3 hours. At that point, we scheduled 3 interviews the following week with 3 very different individuals - they measured technical expertise, analytical ability and personality.
The experience was very friendly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
"We have spoken about your vocation. What is your avocation?"