I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Barclays in Feb 2012
Interview
Very positive experience. Initial phone interview to confirm eligibility. Face-to-face 2 weeks later for in depth technical and competencies combined. VERY tough techy questions from specially selected expert. Still a very up and positive interview with two people, relaxed and informal (well, as informal as one can feel under interview pressure!). I'd say level of difficulty level was fair for the position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A question relating to use of a management system, that i was told in previous interview was not needed for the job.