I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Talbots (Lake Forest, IL) in Sept 2015
Interview
I had a brief phone interview with a recruiter from the corporate office then a longer phone interview with the District Manager, the hiring manager. There was no in-person interview, all done long distance by phone. Both people conducting interviews were very professional and personable. Unfortunately, the process did not go further than those two interviews.