I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at CPS Energy (San Antonio, TX) in Dec 2007
Interview
I was contacted by a recuriter for a Manager, IT Operations. First a phone interview was scheduled which lasted about an hour and half. There was no specific standara format, just questions about different IT areas I had expereince in. Than I received a call for face to face interview. I had to interview three folks including the CIO. The interview was informal talking about how I would deal with issues at CPS Energy, discussing more about strategy. After the interview it took about 3 to 4 weeks to get the final offer, but that primarily due to delay in HR process. I was verbally told early on that they are interested.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would I improve the datacenter operational strategy?