I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bupa (Manchester, England) in Feb 2012
Interview
Communication from the manager/interviewer was frequent and informal before the interview.
My single interview with the company was very relaxed, which I wasn't quite expecting (though it was for a industrial placement role).
Questions were the standard "can you demonstrate this skill" type. After that was covered, a significant amount of time was spent talking about each other's hobbies and interests etc.
As it was for a fixed-term, 12-15 month position I guess it was more about finding somebody that would fit in with that particular team rather than the organisation as a whole.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I did not expect the interviewer (who is now my team leader) to spend so much of the interview talking about hobbies and interests.