I was recruited by an external recruiter who started the process off for me. He stopped emailing back so I took it upon myself to call the UAE branch to get the ball rolling. From then on everything went quite fast, if you sit around waiting for them you could be waiting a while, be proactive with your application and it speeds the process up massively. I went to Birmingham for a one on one meeting talking about what I want to get out of it etc. The guy was really helpful, suggesting different locations which might suit me best.