I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Medtronic (Tolochenaz) in Dec 2012
Interview
You have to meet lots of people before the company finally makes a decision which no only significantly slows down the entire process but also multiplies the risk that one or more might not like you and create a complicated climate to select the top candidate.
I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Medtronic (Minneapolis, MN) in Jul 2010
Interview
there was an online application, they are not the quickest to follow up. There was individual interviews with multiple people. The interviewers are not experts in interviewing. You should be ready to manage the conversation and make sure to communicate as much experience as possible.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
there was a lot of situational questions. Practice star testing questions first this will help