I initiated contact with Yahoo! Europe through a third-party organization that helps American and Canadian students find internships abroad. The date and time of the phone interview was scheduled via email; my point of contact was very flexible and understanding after I had to have an emergency surgery, and had no problem with postponing the initial interview date several weeks. Their flexibility and genuine concern for my well-being gave me a very positive first impression of the company. The phone interview lasted about 45 minutes, included typical behavioral and experience-related questions, and was actually quite enjoyable; the only difficult part was communicating in Spanish during the last 15 minutes of the interview, which was nerve-wracking. I was informed via phone that I was offered the position, and I accepted. Once on site in Barcelona, there was an additional face-to-face interview to further determine my capabilities, interests, and positional duties; it was very casual and informative. The overall culture of the Spanish office was very relaxed and collaborative; the authority hierarchy was very flat. However, I can only speak to Yahoo's European culture, not it's American environment.