I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at RAND (Santa Monica, CA) in Aug 2011
Interview
I was contacted by a technology recruiting firm for contract position. I was interviewed first by the recruiting company and twice over the phone with 2 of RAND's employees. I was hired within the week and started the following Monday.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There were no unexpected questions. All questions were aimed at my skill set and experience with IS applications and resolving issues and understanding of delivering specific projects.