The process was a telephone interview to screen my basic fit with the requirements of the role, followed by a face-to-face meeting with the hiring manager and the HR leader. Next stage was to meet the main people that the role interacts with, including direct reports and peers from different functional areas. At each stage of the process I was kept well informed about what the next steps would be, and if there was a delay then someone would always contact me by phone or email to let me know what the issue was.