I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Argus Research Company (New York, NY) in Feb 2010
Interview
Was referred to the President of the company who met with me. I returned two weeks later to meet with several key employees. The role seemed to include coverage of many more companies than the typical sell-side analyst role. Never really fully understood why as depth versus breadth seemed to be what the street is looking for from its' research providers.