I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Abbott (Santa Ana, CA) in Jun 2015
Interview
Applied online and received a phone call about 2 days later. A phone interview was scheduled and the planned 30 minutes took just over 45 minutes - great conversation.
Recruiter spelled out next steps (holiday weekend was coming) and the expected time she would call to schedule face to face interview.
Interview was scheduled and I received an email with the interview schedule (3 people, each a 1:1) and an information piece on the company.
Had the interviews and was told the decision would be made within the coming week.
Received email updates and phone calls throughout the process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One of the questions, by one of the interviewers was "If your old boss described you in one word, what would that be?"
I applied through other source. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Abbott (Santa Ana, CA) in Apr 2008
Interview
I was already well known to the organization, so I just had to spend time talking with the hiring manager and HR in a very abbreviated interview process. It was all very smooth and well organized, background check and drug screening were scheduled without delay. This was one of the easiest interview / hiring experiences in my career.