Went through a referral. was contacted by hr directly and after an initial phone screen an inhouse interview was setup in valuations group with a manager and senior associate. The whole process was pretty smooth and lasted about three hours. Was lucky to be given an offer in a couple of days. Was able to move to the trading floor within a year of supporting a desk.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at UBS in Feb 2009
Interview
Applied via the known HR. There was phone screen initially which was light as expected. Then within 48 hours there was a schedule for another interview. The interview was on time with multiple round of technical interviews with different people. All in all everything went well and then there was a personality interview with the HR. Post that - Offer.