I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Stanford University in Jan 2013
Average interview
Application
I applied through university. I interviewed at Stanford University in May 2010
Interview
It was a very pleasant interview. I first meet with my future PI and she gave me introduction into the projects i will be involved in, ask me very straight forward questions about my previous job and experiences and then introduced me to the members of the team who were also very pleasant. I like them immediately and was impressed with the whole group and was very happy on my job!
Interview
was a day long affair, having to give a presentation of your earlier work to the group. Had to meet most of the people in the group one-on-one followed by meeting the head of the group who interviewed me on the skills and technical knowledge.