I did a phone interview which took 25 minutes. A couple days late I was invited for a face to face interview. That took about about 2 hours between meeting with HR for about a half hour on the way in and around a half hour on the way out. My interview with a few of the IT staff members took an hour. 4 weeks later I found out I was a finalist and then 2 weeks later I found out I would not be getting the job. Had I continued being a finalist I would have had my references called, and then a background check which would have taken 3 or 4 weeks. Once that would have been cleared I would have then received the offer. Had I received been offered the job I would have expected to have start about 3 months after I started the hiring process and this would include my notice to my current employer.