I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at AMD (Waterloo, ON) in Jan 2012
Interview
Fairly straight forward interview if you're into computer hardware. Initial questions were about describing previous co-op work terms. Later on there were technical questions about problem solving and the procedure I'd go through to solve it. The interviewer brought hardware to the interview to ensure that I knew what individual components on a motherboard, and graphics card, and its purpose.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the main purpose of a North-bridge on a motherboard? What is the main purpose of a South-bridge on a motherboard? Describe what happens during POST.