I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at VMware (Palo Alto, CA) in Jul 2013
Interview
Referred by current employee
Day 1: Interviewed with 4 people at Senior and Manager level
Day 2: Interviewed with Director the next day
Day 2: Offer extended the same day
The process was really fast, but I think that's due to the recognition of potential employee talent and they want to secure it before the candidate interviews with another company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you encountered a problem and how did you solve it?