My initial contact was a series phone interviews. Each one lasted at least an hour. When I was invited in for the formal office interview, I met with 7 more individuals (peers and senior people). I also had multiple video calls with Managers in other offices.
The interviews were primarily behavioral based. A lot of digging in to my past expereinces. Looking back, they wanted to make sure there was the right fit. Communications, understanding the business, original thought and having a client focus were all themes touched upon during my interviews.
Having been here a couple of months my first impressions are the culture and the people are easy going(we are not an investment bank). Everyone works hard and works together. Communication is open and honest (and not mean). HR is respected by the business.
Still some growing pains as everyone gets comfortable with the size of the firm. Lots of opportunity for smart, hard working people.