I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at S&P Global (São Paulo, São Paulo) in Oct 2010
Interview
Hard market-oriented test for the fisrt time, together with other candidates. 4 questions, mostly regarding corporate finance, economics and relating to ratings. Last one was "Why do you want to work for S&P?"
Then had one month later an interview with two directors and four analysts. Cool people, some hard answers and focus on past history and achievements. Also some statistics questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you rather buy: one AAA $1000 bond or one hundred BBB $10 bonds?