I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at GE (Cardiff, Wales) in Apr 2014
Interview
I applied online submitting cv and cover letter, after about 2 months i was invited for a interview. I was told before hand that i need to make on presentation of my topic which had to be 10 minutes long. In the interview there were 3 members of panel the first 10 minutes included presentation followed by 5 minutes questioning.
The interview process started immediately after, each member of panel asking 4 questions each in turns.
After the interview had to sit a computer test checking for computer skills.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why you applied?
What motivates you?
How is your course related to job applying?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at GE in Apr 2013
Interview
Applied through contacts and got a call from hiring manager, the interview was smooth in my case but there would be technical grilling on basic Mechanical Engineering subjects.