Philips North America Senior Manager Interview

Interviewed Oct 2009 (took 8 weeks)

After applying online via the company's website, I was contacted by the company's internal recruiter. While she did not know much about the position,industry or organizational structure, she was kind and prompt.
After the phone interview, I was scheduled for a group interview for a few weeks later. The group interview with the team was disorganized and there was tension among the members. After the team interview,the internal recruiter called me for a phone interview with HR. While she was nice too, she did not know much about the position or reporting structure. After this phone interview,the internal recruiter called to job offer me.The offer was from her, not the company's management or HR,which was odd. There was a lot of disconnect and inefficiencies. The background company took such a long time for verification, that I had to submit my tax forms.It was the longest interview+hiring process that I ever experienced and very unnecessary.