I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Paychex
Interview
Very long (two phone interviews, one direct manager interview, one district manager interview). They also keep you waiting during the interviews to mess with you...or that's what my manager usually did.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Paychex (Chicago, IL) in Jan 2014
Interview
Interviewed with my direct manager, the district sales manager. Very friendly, more of a conversation. After that, I interviewed with the zone manager and then went on a field ride with a future colleague for the day. After that, I had a final interview with the district sales manager in which I received a job offer.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Paychex in Aug 2015
Interview
I applied online. I was then contacted by a regional recruiter, who did a brief phone interview. There was an online assessment, which took about an hour and a half. I had another brief phone interview with the recruiter after that, who then passed me off to their local sales manager. I interviewed over the phone with him for roughly 20-25 minutes. Although I could tell by the language that the local sales manager was using, that I was competing against many people, and there probably wasn't any hope of getting the job, even from the beginning of the interview. It was a waste of my time.