I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Goldman Sachs (Tokio) in Jul 2008
Interview
Internal ref feral candidates are preferred. Be prepared for a large number of interview rounds.. not only from the people that you'd work for, but also from your piers, people who'd work for you and global counterparts ! Its not uncommon to have 12-15 interviews or may be more !