I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Natural Environment Research Council (Southampton, England) in Sept 2016
Interview
I've had multiple interviews with the organisation. There has always been 3 people on the interviewing panel: 1 from HR, 1 from management, 1 from senior seagoing staff. Most interviews has been face to face, however, I've also had some telephone interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard HR questions: where do you see yourself in 5 years, resolving conflicts at work etc
Operational questions: relating directly to the job description
Motivation for wanting the job